Can you explain the democratic-republicans? not today's groups but the one group from back when the nation was still forming. you

They believed that the Constitution was a "strict" document that clearly limited the powers of the federal government. Unlike the opposition Federalist Party, the Democratic-Republican Party contended that government did not have the right to adopt additional powers to fulfill its duties under the Constitution.

The principle that george w. bush used to keep white house communications confidential would be executive privilege. but i maybe wrong : )

Is your question right pal?