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The Clinton Scandal and the Future of American Government

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The Clinton scandal consumed the better part of a year of American public life, bitterly dividing the nation and culminating in a constitutional crisis. In this volume, nonpartisan essays provide an insightful analysis of one of the major political events of the 1990s. Leading scholars explore the long-reaching constitutional and political implications of the scandal: how it may affect the presidency, the law and the political process. The first group of chapters considers effects of the scandal on institutions: the presidency, the Congress, the courts, the independent counsel statute, executive privilege and the impeachment process itself. A second section addresses political factors: public opinion, the media, and the presidential character and personality. A concluding essay broadly examines the implications of the scandal for governance. These essays address such issues as risks posed to Congressional political careers, the prospect of future presidents being subject to civil law suits, the pros and cons of Kenneth Starr's investigation, the role of the media in breaking and then reshaping the story, and ways of reforming the system to handle the unacceptable private behaviour of future presidents.
Introduction The Clinton Presidency and the Politics of ScandalMark J. Rozell and Clyde Wilcox Institutional Perspectives The Presidency: The Clinton Crisis and Its ConsequencesRobert J. SpitzerThe Congress: The Politics of ImpeachmentThomas A. KazeeThe Courts: The Perils fo PaulaKaren O'Connor and John R. HermannThe Independent Counsel StatuteLouis FisherExecutive Privilege in the Clinton ScandalMark J. Rozell"Below the Law"?David A. Yalof and Joel B. GrossmanScandal Time: The Clinton Impeachment and the Distraction fo American PoliticsPaul J. QuirkThe Impeachment and Acquittal of William Jefferson ClintonMichael J. Gerhardt Political Perspectives Public Opinion: The Paradoxes of Clinton's PopularityMolly W. Andolina and Clyde WilcoxThe Media: The New Media and the Lure of the Clinton ScandalJohn Anthony MaltesePresidential Personality: The Clinton LegacyStephen J. WaynePresidential Character: Multidimensional or Seamless?James P. Pfiffner ContributorsIndex
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