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The three branches of the U.S. government—legislative, judicial and executive—each holds its own responsibilities and powers to execute the nation’s laws on behalf of all American citizens. Brookings experts examine how the government’s many agencies and organizations function and interact, the role the U.S. government plays in citizens’ lives, and offer recommendations on increasing government efficiency.
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In the latest Brookings Essay, Stuart Taylor, Jr. collects the divergent views of four prominent experts to help frame the debate over the future of the NSA in the post-Snowden era.
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