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Checks in the Balance Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives SuzanneMettler,EricSchickler, andThedaSkocpol,SeriesEditors IraKatznelsonandMartinShefter,Founding SeriesEditors(Emeritus) Alistoftitlesinthisseriesappearsatthebackofthebook Checks in the Balance LEGISLATIVE CAPACITY AND THE DYNAMICS OF EXECUTIVE POWER ALEXANDER BOLTON SHARECE THROWER PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON & OXFORD Copyright(cid:2)c 2022byPrincetonUniversityPress PrincetonUniversityPressiscommittedtotheprotectionofcopyrightandthe intellectualpropertyourauthorsentrusttous.Copyrightpromotestheprogressand integrityofknowledge.Thankyouforsupportingfreespeechandtheglobal exchangeofideasbypurchasinganauthorizededitionofthisbook.Ifyouwishto reproduceordistributeanypartofitinanyform,pleaseobtainpermission. Requestsforpermissiontoreproducematerialfromthiswork [email protected] PublishedbyPrincetonUniversityPress 41WilliamStreet,Princeton,NewJersey08540 6OxfordStreet,Woodstock,OxfordshireOX201TR press.princeton.edu AllRightsReserved LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Names:Bolton,Alexander,1988–author.|Thrower,Sharece,1987–author. Title:Checksinthebalance:legislativecapacityandthedynamicsofexecutive power/AlexanderBolton,ShareceThrower. Description:Princeton,NewJersey:PrincetonUniversityPress,[2022]| Series:PrincetonstudiesinAmericanpolitics:historical,international,and comparativeperspectives|Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. Identifiers:LCCN2021011354(print)|LCCN2021011355(ebook)| ISBN9780691224596(paperback)|ISBN9780691224619(hardback)| ISBN9780691224602(ebook) Subjects:LCSH:Executive-legislativerelations—UnitedStates.|Executive power—UnitedStates.|Separationofpowers—UnitedStates.| UnitedStates—Politicsandgovernment.|Legislativepower—UnitedStates.| Policysciences—UnitedStates. Classification:LCCJK585.B51452022(print)|LCCJK585(ebook)| DDC328.7307/456–dc23 LCrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2021011354 LCebookrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2021011355 BritishLibraryCataloging-in-PublicationDataisavailable Editorial:BridgetFlannery-O’ConnorandAlenaChekanov ProductionEditorial:KathleenCioffi CoverDesign:KarlSpurzem Production:ErinSuydam Publicity:KateHensleyandKathrynStevens ThisbookhasbeencomposedinArno Printedonacid-freepaper∞ PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Toourparents—Jeffrey,Elizabeth,Joseph,andSharon. CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix ListofAbbreviations xiii 1 ExecutivePowerintheShadowofLegislativeCapacity 1 2 LegislativeCapacity,ExecutiveAction,andSeparation ofPowers 17 3 “OutmannedandOutgunned”:TheHistoricalDevelopment ofCongressionalCapacity 43 4 PullingthePurseStrings:LegislativeCapacity andDiscretion 79 5 ContinuousWatchfulness?LegislativeCapacity andOversight 101 6 ThePendulumofPower:PresidentialUnilateral Policymaking 125 7 CallingTheirOwnShots?UnilateralPolicymaking intheUSStates 156 8 TheFutureofLegislativeCapacityandExecutivePower 187 Notes 203 Bibliography 215 Index 229 vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS WefirstimaginedtheideaforthisbookasgraduatestudentsintheDepart- mentofPoliticsatPrincetonUniversity.Theexactlocationofitsoriginsis disputedbetweentheauthors.Oneofusclaimswewereworkingin126Cor- winHallwhentheideafirststruck,whiletheotherinsistswewereidlinginthe third-floorfishbowlofRobertsonHall.Inanycase,numerouspeoplehelped nurturethisideaalongthewaytowhomweareindebted. Wewouldfirstliketothankourgraduateschoolmentors,ChuckCameron, BrandiceCanes-Wrone, andNolanMcCarty,fortheirsteadyguidance and mentorshipinourfirstexperienceswithresearchandpublishing.Thankyou toourformergraduatestudentandfacultycolleaguesatPrincetonandthe University of Pittsburgh for being helpful audiences in workshopping our veryearlyideasforthisbook. Welikewiseextendourgratitudetotheattendeesofourbookconference, particularlyThadKousser,GeorgeKrause,DougKriner,ChuckShipan,and GiselaSin.Weappreciatetheirthoughtfulengagementwithourwork,aswell astheextensivefeedback,assistance,andencouragementwereceivedfrom thembefore,during,andaftertheconference.Thankyoutoseveralcolleagues atVanderbiltUniversityforhostingandparticipatinginourbookconference andforgenerouslycommentingonvariousdraftsofthemanuscriptoverthe years. Sharecewouldliketogiveashout-outtothefantasticgraduatestudents whotookherAmericanPresidencycourseatVanderbiltinthespringof2019: Georgia Anderson-Nilsson, Nick Bednar, Rich Hagner, Meredith McLain, ChrisPiper,andMaryCatherineSullivan.Theyallprovidedexcellentfeed- backonthemanuscript,participatedinourbookconference,andgavemelife withdetailedanalysisofcurrentrealityTVshows.Ourbookhasalsogreatly benefitedfromthecountlesshoursofworkbyseveralbrilliantundergraduate andgraduatestudentresearchassistantsatVanderbiltandPitt:SeanCraig, JustinHutchings,ClaireLarson,JackMillard,CassieSchwartz,KellyShearin, ix

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