| Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 美國研究所 === 85 === This thesis is attempt to analyze the conflict between
executive-legislative branch on Fiscal Year 1996.During the 1994
election, the Republicans had won the majority in the Congress.
Under the doctrine of "Contract with America" hold by the
Republicans, the Congress initiated many legislative plans. One
of themost impoortant "Contract"is the balanced of Federal
budget. Because there wereserious differencesbetween the
executive and legislative branch, it caused themost serious
government shutdown of American hisyory.According to the
"formula-detail" framework, an important theoretical frameworkof
negotiation theory arena, the author tried to find out the
mutual influenceof power, tactics, and thenegotiation process.
The author also used "asymmetrical power structure" toresearch
the performance of the two parties(the White House and the
Congressduring the different periods.The author got several
important findings: 1. There was existing asymmetricalpower
structure between two parties. 2. The thesis confirmed the main
theme ofasymmetrical power structure, that is, the weaker party
can change the powerstructure according the appropriate tactics
used.
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