President Sanders receives information about the operations of a global terrorist organization. He orders an investigation of the whereabouts of the terrorists and their plan of action. He decides to withhold this information from Congress to ensure that there is no interference or compromise in national security. By withholding information from Congress, President Sanders is exerting his _____.

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By withholding information from Congress to protect national security, President Sanders is exercising executive privilege, which allows the president and other high-level officials to keep certain communications private if disclosing those communications would disrupt the functions or decision-making processes of the executive branch.

President Sanders Receives Information About the Operations of a Global