While Dangers Gather:
Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers
William G. Howell & Jon C. Pevehouse

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xxv

Part One: Background and Theory 1

Chapter 1: Possibilities of Congressional Influence 3
Chapter 2: Conditions that Abet Congressional Influence 33

Part Two: Testing Claims about Congressional Influence 51

Chapter 3: Trends in Military Deployments 53
Chapter 4: Responding to "Opportunities" to Use Military Force (with Douglas L. Kriner) 75
Chapter 5: Studies in Domestic Politics and the Use of Force 114

Part Three: One Causal Pathway 153

Chapter 6: Congress and the Media (with Douglas L. Kriner) 155
Chapter 7: The Media and Public Opinion 192
Chapter 8: Conclusion 222

Appendix A: Tables Relating to Chapter 3 243
Appendix B: Text and Tables Relating to Chapter 4 245
Appendix C: Table Relating to Chapter 6 259
Appendix D: Table Relating to Chapter 7 260

Notes 263
References 307
Index 323

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