IMPROVING THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS BY PROTECTING THE SEPARATION OF POWERS - CHADHA AND THE LEGISLATIVE VETOES IN EDUCATION STATUTES

When the legislative veto was declared unconstitutional, many predicte d that the executive branch would gain power in the making of public p olicy at the expense of Congress. This article challenges that forecas t. Examining the legislative response with respect to education statut es, which contained some of the strongest legislative veto provisions, the author concludes it did not diminish congressional power but did lead Members to be more attentive to fulfilling their representative f unctions.