The "executive privilege" that relates
to the right of the president to keep
communications confidential is best
described a/an:
A. power that is only applicable to
matters of national security.
B. absolute power that applies to all
communications that a president
engages in while performing official
duties.
C. limited power that is weighed
against other interests such
as obtaining evidence for a
criminal case.
D. power that only extends to
communications between the
president and his cabinet
members.
Would the correct answer be: (C)?
http://www.answers.com/topic/executive-privilege
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_privilege
I read the articles-Idonot understand.
would my answer(C) be correct?
The Supreme Court has ruled that executive privilege only applies to matters of national security. So -- C is not the correct answer.
So, the correct answer would be
(A) power that is only applicable to
matters of national security?