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So far, we have talked about the importance of the president’s relationship with the bureaucracy, the people, and the media as significant to his or her ability to succeed. Looking at the overall success of a president, those relationships are but mere tools he or she has to call upon in building or maintaining the relationship between the president and Congress. With all of the constitutional powers these two branches share, there must be some form of cooperation between them. It would be hard to imagine the government functioning for any extended period of time with all legislation being passed through the mechanism of a veto override. LeLoup and Shull (2003) have written, “No relationship in American politics is more important” (1).
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Twombly, J. (2013). The President and Congress. In: The Progression of the American Presidency. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137300546_15
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