"The Temptation of Executive Authority: How Increased Polarization and " by Edward G. Carmines and Matthew Folwer

Article Title

The Temptation of Executive Authority: How Increased Polarization and the Decline in Legislative Capacity Have Contributed to the Expansion of Presidential Power

Authors

Edward G. Carmines, Indiana University Department of Political ScienceFollow
Matthew Folwer, Indiana University Department of Political ScienceFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2017

Publication Citation

24 Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 369 (2017)

Abstract

This paper argues that our increasingly polarized politics has led to political stalemate and policy gridlock in Congress which, in turn, have contributed to a change in the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches of government; specifically, executive power has increased at the expense of a diminished legislature. The paper will trace the extent to which Congress has become increasingly polarized and how this increased polarization has reduced Congress's capability and productivity while simultaneously increasing policy gridlock resulting in the expansion of executive power (and judicial authority) relative to legislative authority

Recommended Citation

Carmines, Edward G. and Folwer, Matthew (2017) "The Temptation of Executive Authority: How Increased Polarization and the Decline in Legislative Capacity Have Contributed to the Expansion of Presidential Power," Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies: Vol. 24: Iss. 2, Article 3.
Available at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijgls/vol24/iss2/3

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