Title: Taking the initiative : leadership agendas in Congress and "The contract with America" /
Authors: Bader, John B.
Publisher: Georgetown University Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: United States. Leadership.; Political leadership United States; United States Politics and government; United States Politics and government
Contents: 1. Setting Priorities in Divided Government -- 2. Learning Aggressive Leadership -- 3. Strategic Goals -- 4. Evaluating the Issues -- 5. Six Leader Goals, Six Case Studies -- 6. The "Big Picture": Democratic Priorities in Five Congresses -- 7. Familiar Strategies, New Faces: The "Contract with America" -- 8. Conclusions and Prospects for Policy Leadership in Congress -- App. A. Methodology -- App. B. Legislative Impact of Priorities -- App. C. Congressional vs. Presidential Initiatives -- App. D. Triggering Events -- App. E. Fate of the "Contract with America"