عنوان

Presidential secrecy and the law /

(Number (ISBN

0801885825

(Number (ISBN

0801885833

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9780801885822

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9780801885839

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b739338

Title Proper

Presidential secrecy and the law /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Robert M. Pallitto and William G. Weaver.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Baltimore :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2007.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

261 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-254) and index.

Text of Note

Introduction : the secret presidency -- The secret presidency in historical-theoretical perspective -- The classified president -- State secrets and executive power -- The shadow president : the attorney general, executive power, and the new anti-terror laws -- The president and national security surveillance -- The new executive privilege -- Conclusion : a secret presidency for the new millennium?

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Text of Note

State secrets, warrantless investigations and wiretaps, signing statements, executive privilege-the executive branch wields many tools for secrecy. Since the middle of the twentieth century, presidents have used myriad tactics to expand and maintain a level of executive branch power unprecedented in this nation's history. Most people believe that some degree of governmental secrecy is necessary. But how much is too much? At what point does withholding information from Congress, the courts, and citizens abuse the public trust? How does the nation reclaim rights that have been controlled by one branch of government? With Presidential Secrecy and the Law, Robert M. Pallitto and William G. Weaver attempt to answer these questions by examining the history of executive branch efforts to consolidate power through information control.

Title

Presidential secrecy and the law.

Executive privilege (Government information)-- United States.

Separation of powers-- United States.

Executive power.

Executive privilege (Government information)

Geheimhouding.

Gewaltenteilung

Information.

Parlamentarische Kontrolle

Presidentieel systeem.

Separation of powers.

Separation of powers.

Staatsgeheimnis

State secrets.

Uitvoerende macht.

United States of America.

Vollziehende Gewalt

United States.

USA.

Verenigde Staten.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

System Code

Pallitto, Robert M.,1964-

Weaver, William G.,1956-

Date of Transaction

20201204002105.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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