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A Loss Of Control: Privilege Cases Diminish Presidential Power, Neal Devins

Neal E. Devins

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Power, Language And Context: A Sociolinguistic Reading Of Bill Clinton’S Between Hope And History, Uzoechi Nwagbara

Dr Uzoechi Nwagbara

A sociolinguistic reading of Between Hope and History unpacks the thrusts of the book that are couched in Bill Clinton’s overall political and ideological philosophy as well as the achievements of his first tenure of office as President of the United States of America. The book also states the hallmarks of his campaign manifestoes for his second term through the use of apt linguistic and sociolinguistic elements. The acknowledgement of language as a medium for acquiring power is integral in all communicative situations aimed at rhetorical or sociolinguistic value. An outstanding feature of Bill Clinton’s Between Hope and History: Meeting …

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Bill Clinton And The Rhetoric Of Chief Legislator: Did Deeds Follow Words?, Donna R. Hoffman, Alison D. Howard

Alison Dana Howard

With a State of the Union address, the president seeks to exert leadership by setting the nation on a path, outlining an agenda, and using the art of persuasion to achieve his policy goals. One means that a president uses to signal his legislative agenda to Congress and the American public is the State of the Union address (SUA). While the policies mentioned in this speech do no encompass the whole of the president's legislative agenda, the policies mentioned indicate the items which the administration has chosen to highlight publicly before both Congress and the rest of the country. The …

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Presidential Traits And Job Approval: Some Aggregate-Level Evidence., Brian Newman

Brian Newman

In a previous article in this journal, Cohen (2001) introduced time series measures of public perceptions of Bill Clinton's personal characteristics. Here, I explore the political impact of these perceptions, asking whether they affect the public's evaluations of presidential job performance. I find that they do, adding aggregate-level support to existing individual-level evidence of the importance of character assessments. Finding a connection between character perceptions and job approval in the aggregate time series context helps answer questions previous studies leave unresolved, with significant implications for our understanding of presidential approval and presidential politics more generally. [First paragraph]

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Lawmaking In The Clinton Era - Syllabus & Lectures (Taught At Oxford, Fall 2000), David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

Syllabus and lectures.

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2000s Courses At Yale, Oxford, & Harvard, David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

Spring 2000

Political Science 209b: The U.S. Congress – Syllabus and Demographic Exercise Assignment

Political Science 217b / 853b: U.S. National Elections – Syllabus

Fall 2000 (taught at Oxford)

Lawmaking in the Clinton Era – Topics and Reading List (Full course lectures available in separate file)

Fall 2001

Political Science 800a: Introduction to American Politics – Syllabus

Political Science 217a / 853a: U.S. National Elections – Syllabus and Supplemental Readings

Spring 2002

Political Science 209b: The U.S. Congress – Syllabus and Demographic Exercise Assignment

Fall 2002

Political Science 217a / 853a: U.S. National Elections – Syllabus

A Loss Of Control: Privilege Cases Diminish Presidential Power, Neal Devins

Neal E. Devins

Power, Language And Context: A Sociolinguistic Reading Of Bill Clinton’S Between Hope And History, Uzoechi Nwagbara

Dr Uzoechi Nwagbara

Bill Clinton And The Rhetoric Of Chief Legislator: Did Deeds Follow Words?, Donna R. Hoffman, Alison D. Howard

Alison Dana Howard

Presidential Traits And Job Approval: Some Aggregate-Level Evidence., Brian Newman

Brian Newman

Lawmaking In The Clinton Era - Syllabus & Lectures (Taught At Oxford, Fall 2000), David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

2000s Courses At Yale, Oxford, & Harvard, David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

"Lawmaking Under Clinton," At The Club, Yale University, David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

"Lawmaking Under Bush And Clinton," At John Cogan's Class, Stanford University, David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

“Clinton, The 103rd Congress, And Unified Party Control: What Are The Lessons?” At “New Perspectives On Party Politics: A Conference In Honor Of Stanley Kelley Jr.,” Princeton University, David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

"United We Govern - Clinton's First Congress," At Carol Swain's Class, Princeton University, David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

"The First Hundred Days Of The Clinton Administration," At Amherst College Reunion, David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

"Party Control And Lawmaking - The Clinton Presidency In Perspective," At Department Of Political Science, Suny Plattsburgh, David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

"Presidents, Programs And Congress - The Clinton Experience So Far," At Wichita State University, David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew