Contents
Introduction: Macropolitical Conflict over the Legislative Veto
One - Origin and Evolution: The Path to Chadha
Two - Reassessments and Reformations: The Modern Era
Three - When to Deploy? Strategies of Congressional Oversight
Four - “Congressional Aggrandizement”: The Persistence of Presidential Opposition
Five - The Conflict’s Front Lines: National Security and Foreign Policy
Six - Suspend or Nullify: Veto Oversight in U.S. Statehouses
Conclusion: A Tenuous Equilibrium? The Current Landscape and Future Prospects
Appendix 1: Laws Containing Legislative Vetoes: 1931–2010
Appendix 2: Legislative Veto Court Cases
Notes
Bibliography
Index