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Presidential Strategy and the Veto Power: A Reappraisal
David McKay shows that since the 1960s a major change has occurred in the way in which the presidential veto has been wielded. In what is now a much more confrontational executive/legislative environment, the veto has been increasingly applied to major bills. Evidence exists to suggest that this change is not merely a symptom of divided party control.
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