Harvey C. Mansfield

The Legislative Veto and the Deportation of Aliens

a delegation of powers to the executive, subject to a contingent congressional veto on their use, appear to be threefold: (1) a problem that persistently and admittedly calls for governmental action; (2) a demonstrated inability of Congress to handle the problem directly, by reason of technical complexities or a stalemate of political forces that inhibits affirmative action; coupled with (3) a more than ordinary jealousy or distrust of the executive in the particular field, sufficient to defeat any outright delegation. For the past decade all these conditions have characterized the con-

Innovations and Trends in the Study of American Politics

Three significant trends or innovations in the recent literature of American politics and government are re viewed: the large and ever-growing number of studies of po litical socialization which have blossomed forth in the last half decade; the great increase in studies of Congress (par ticularly those focusing on congressional committees, roll-call voting behavior, and congressional leadership) as compared to those of the executive branch; and the application of quanti tative techniques in the comparative study of the policy out puts of American state governments. The substance of each of these distinct bodies of writing is surveyed and evaluated for its theoretical and methodological significance and for its contribution to the disciplines knowledge of the operations of the American political system.