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BL
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984968
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b739338
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| Main Entry
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Pallitto, Robert M.,1964-
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| Title & Author
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Presidential secrecy and the law /\ Robert M. Pallitto and William G. Weaver.
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| Publication Statement
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Baltimore :: Johns Hopkins University Press,, 2007.
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261 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0801885825
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: 0801885833
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: 9780801885822
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: 9780801885839
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-254) and index.
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| Contents
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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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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.
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Executive privilege (Government information)-- United States.
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Separation of powers-- United States.
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Executive power.
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Executive privilege (Government information)
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Gewaltenteilung
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Information.
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Parlamentarische Kontrolle
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Separation of powers.
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Separation of powers.
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Staatsgeheimnis
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State secrets.
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United States of America.
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Vollziehende Gewalt
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Geheimhouding.
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Presidentieel systeem.
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Uitvoerende macht.
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United States.
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USA.
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Dewey Classification
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352.23/5
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| LC Classification
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JK468.S4P35 2007
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88.11bcl
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| Added Entry
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Weaver, William G.,1956-
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