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Presidential Influence on Policy Agendas by realsilverle is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document analyzes a study by Edwards and Wood that investigates the direction of influence among the president, media, and Congress in terms of what policy issues rise to the top of their agendas. The study examines presidential, congressional, and media attention on five policy issues from 1980 to 1994. Results of the analysis reveal that attention is largely due to "inertial forces," meaning institutions must deal with issues due to routines. Presidential attention does not strongly affect Congress or
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- realsilverle
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- EN