PS Political Science & Politics · 2004 · 38 citations · 2 references
Social SciencesPolitical ScienceAmerican PoliticsExecutive PoliticsExecutive PowerCampaign BehaviorElectionsElectoral BehaviorPresidential PowersVoting BehaviorCampaign PoliticsCongressional AuthorityExecutive-legislative Agenda InteractionGovernment AgendaLegislative Agenda ManagementPresidential AuthorityRelease From Natural EnemiesScope Of Presidential Power
Many different elements make up the strength of a president, but a president with a majority in both houses of Congress works from a position of power. While a congressional majority does not guarantee that a president can pass his agenda (witness Jimmy Carter and the first two years of the Clinton presidency), a president that has majority in Congress will have natural allies instead of natural enemies when he works to enact his legislative agenda.
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Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error
James J. Heckman · Econometrica · 1979 · 28.9K citations