Insecure Senate Partisan Majorities as a Constraint on Presidential Appointment Powers: Theory and Evidence from Confirmed Executive Appointees, 1987-2024

• In Event: Separation of Powers I. Personnel

Brief Overview

Insecure Senate partisan majorities constrain presidential appointment influence for staffing executive branch positions, and hence, reduce cohesion of executive branch governance.

Authors

• Jason S. Byers, University of Connecticut

• George A. Krause, University of Georgia