How Public Opinion Constrains Presidential Unilateral Actions
How Public Opinion Constrains Presidential Unilateral Actions
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舆论如何限制总统的单边行动
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2012
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Y. Ouyang
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Y. Ouyang
本文通过考察总统单边行动和不同支持之间的关系，扩展了总统文献。利用1981-2001年的行政命令数据和ANES调查数据，这提供了一个机会来确定公众舆论如何限制总统单方面采取行动的能力。初步调查结果表明，不同的支持是限制总统单方面权力的一个重要来源。此外，本文还研究了显着性因素是否会影响总统单方面采取行动。通过区分主要媒体报道的行政命令和没有报道的行政命令，初步研究结果表明，分散的支持只会限制那些在政治上不突出的单方面行动。
This paper extends the presidency literature by examining the relationship between presidential unilateral actions and diff use support. Using executive orders data from 1981-2001 and the ANES survey data, this provides an opportunity to establish how public opinion constrains presidents ability to act unilaterally. Preliminary fi ndings suggest that di ffuse support is an important source of constraint on presidential unilateral powers. Further, this paper also examines whether a saliency factor impacts how presidents act unilaterally. By diff erentiating between executive orders that were reported in major media outlets and those that were not, preliminary findings suggest that diffuse support constrains only those unilateral actions that are not politically salient.