Legislating Crime Policy from the White House: Presidential Success with Congress in the Passage of Federal Crime Control Policy |
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Authors: | Willard M Oliver Nancy E Marion |
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Institution: | 1.Sam Houston State University, College of Criminal Justice,Huntsville,USA;2.Department of Political Science,University of Akron,Akron,USA |
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Abstract: | Previous research has found that presidents, in general, have the power to influence congress in the passage of federal crime
control policy. What has not been fully explored is whether presidential supported bills are more likely to influence congress
to pass federal crime control bills. Therefore, this study draws upon the theory that presidents influence congress to test
the hypothesis that president supported legislation on crime will achieve greater success in congress than non-supported bills.
Analysis of legislative, presidential and congressional data from 1946 through 1996 suggests support for the theory that presidential
supported bills are 2.8 times more likely (or 185% more likely) to become law. |
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