Download or read book Rivals for Power written by James A. Thurber and published by CQ-Roll Call Group Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from the perspective of the Republican landslide of 1994, this is the only available volume of original research that evaluates the relations between Congress and the presidency. Fourteen scholars examine the competition between the president and Congress using a variety of approaches and perspectives. Important areas discussed are the battle over the budget, presidential leadership and coalition building, war powers, stability and change in the Congress and the White House, the politics of military base closings, and empirical studies of presidential-congressional relations.