... K. Lowande 2021 K. Lowande Licensed re-use rights only Presidency unilateral policymaking unilateral action lawmaking The Trump administration started like most contemporary presidencies: with a series of “executive actions” signed in front of cameras and designed to signal...

...Gleason Judd Presidents have substantial unilateral policymaking powers in the United States despite constitutional provisions for checks and balances. I study how electoral concerns encourage officeholders to exercise these powers, using a formal model in which unilateral policymaking skill varies...