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Chapter 10
Constitutional
Mandates—
Overview of
Executive,
Legislative, and
Judicial Roles
Secrecy in government is fundamentally anti-democratic, perpetuating
bureaucratic errors. Open debate and discussion of public issues are vital
to our national health. On public questions there should be ‘uninhibited,
robust, and wide-open’ debate.
Supreme Court
New York Times v. United States
Chapter Objectives
1. Explain how America’s focus on democracy and individual and civil
liberties can seem paradoxical to a robust intelligence capability.
2. Fully describe the Intelligence Act of 1947 and how it laid the legal
groundwork for the Intelligence Community (IC) of today.
3. Explain how a lack of oversight led to intelligence abuses; describe
the ...