The president's legislative policy agenda, 1789-2002

Abstract

Introduction. Two puzzles 1. The president's legislative policy agenda 2. Studying agenda building 3. A theory of presidential legislative policy agenda building 4. The size of the president's agenda 5. The substantive content of presidential agenda 6. Divided government and presidential policy moderation 7. From the White House to Capitol Hill: presidential agenda success in Congress 8. Conclusions.