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Definition:
The principle of "executive privilege" means that the President can reveal or refuse
to reveal certain information to legislators or the public based upon the President's
opinion as to how such a revelation will affect national interest - especially with
regards to foreign policy. The concept of executive privilege does not exist in
the Constitution. Instead, the power is inferred from the fact that the President is
given authority over certain aspects of national government.
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What are Political and Legal Philosophy
The Philosophy of Politics and the Philosophy of Law are often studied separately, but they are presented here jointly because they both come back to the same thing: the study of force. Politics is the study of political force in the general community, while jurisprudence is the study of how laws can and should be used to achieve political and social goals.What is Philosophy?
What is philosophy? Is there any point in studying philosophy, or is it a useless subject? What are the different branches of philosophy - what's the difference between aestheitcs and ethics? What's the difference between metaphysics and epistemology?
