num_pages: 238
description: Looking at treaties, executive agreements, legislative support scores, executive orders, vetoes, appointments, retention of cabinet officials, and popular approval ratings as key indicators, Hedtke (political science and history, Cabrini College) examines whether term limits reduce the political effectiveness of the president in the second term. After briefly exploring the history of the two-term tradition since Washington and its institutionalization under the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, the key indicators are examined and compared for the presidencies of Eisenhower, Reagan, and Clinton. He concludes that the "lame-duck" syndrome seems to be more myth than reality. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Lame Duck Presidents: Myth or Reality
titlecomplete: Lame Duck Presidents: Myth or Reality (Studies in Political Science)
publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr