The Courts and the President
Judicial Review of Presidential Directed Action

This Element shows the judicial treatment of presidential directives and the legal bases and principles employed in federal court decisions.

Charles Wise (Author)

9781009303071, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 June 2024

90 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 0.6 cm, 0.15 kg

Despite voters' distaste for corruption, corrupt politicians frequently get reelected. This Element provides a framework for understanding the conditions under which corrupt politicians are reelected. One unexplored source of electoral accountability is court rulings on candidate malfeasance, which are increasingly determining politicians' prospects. I find that (1) low-income voters – in contrast to higher income voters – are responsive to such rulings. Unlike earlier studies, we explore multiple tradeoffs voters weigh when confronting a corrupt candidate, including the candidate's party, policy positions, and personal attributes. The results also surprisingly show (2) low-income.

1. Presidential directives: constitutional and legal considerations
2. Presidential directives in American history
3. Presidents Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and William Clinton
4. Presidents George W. Bush, and Barack Obama
5. Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden
6. The impact and implications of Federal court action on presidential directives
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Subject Areas: Organizational theory & behaviour [KJU]