2302 students should read the following Slate article on the relationship between executive privilege and Congress' investogative powers.
It attempts to clarify the constitutional issues at stake and the competing virtues of presidents' obtaining good advice and Congress' abilitty to ensure that that advice is not criminal in nature. The courts will ultimately determine the balance between the two, so the article gives us an idea about how the courts may decide the issue.
2301 students will benefit from the discussion of checks and balances.