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Tall, grande, or venti: presidential powers in the United States and Latin America
Groß, prächtig oder Luftblase: Präsidentschaftsmacht in den USA und in Lateinamerika
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Abstract "Comparative constitutional studies rank the US president as relatively weak and most Latin American presidents as strong. However, specialized studies suggest that US presidents have great abilities to implement their agendas. The authors argue that presidents with weak formal powers 'reinforce' th... view more
"Comparative constitutional studies rank the US president as relatively weak and most Latin American presidents as strong. However, specialized studies suggest that US presidents have great abilities to implement their agendas. The authors argue that presidents with weak formal powers 'reinforce' their ability to impose an agenda (scope), as well as their ability to make those decisions stick (force). These reinforced powers, however, have diminishing returns as formal powers rise. As a result, the sum of presidential powers ranges from high (the US) to very high (Latin America)." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
competence; Latin America; North America; responsibility allocation; power; political decision; constitutional law; influence; constitution; decision making leeway; United States of America; president; political domination; presidential system
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Method
theory application; qualitative empirical; descriptive study; empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 37-70
Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 5 (2013) 2
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works