Governmental Secrecy and the Founding Fathers A Study in Constitutional Controls |
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| Author:
| Hoffman, Daniel N. |
| Series title: | Contributions in Legal Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-313-22166-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1981 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO, LLC
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| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $84.00 |
Book Description:
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Hoffman traces the origins of executive secrecy and the legal and political efforts to control it since the Federalist era, focusing on the Jay Treaty Struggle, the XYZ Affair and the 1798 Sedition Act.
Hoffman traces the origins of executive secrecy and the legal and political efforts to control it since the Federalist era, focusing on the Jay Treaty Struggle, the XYZ Affair and the 1798 Sedition Act.