Executive Privilege: The Dilemma of Secrecy and Democratic AccountabilityDrawing on White House and congressional documents as well as on personal interviews, Mark Rozell provides both a historical overview of executive privilege and an explanation of its importance in the political process. He argues for a return to a pre-Watergate understanding of the role of executive privilege. |
Contents
The Arguments against Executive Privilege | 8 |
The Arguments in Favor of Executive Privilege | 21 |
Undermining a Constitutional Doctrine | 62 |
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