The Dual Executive: Unilateral Orders in a Separated and Shared Power System

by Brandon Rottinghaus and Michelle Belco

Popular perception holds that presidents act "first and alone," resorting to unilateral orders to promote an agenda and head off unfavorable legislation. Little research, however, has considered the diverse circumstances in which such orders are issued. The Dual Executive reinterprets how and when presidents use unilateral power by illuminating the dual roles of the president. Drawing from an original data set of over 5,000 executive orders...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804799970
• ISBN13: 9780804799973
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"