Executive privilege refers to the:.
a) fact that the Senate never votes against presidential appointments to the executive branch.
b) increasing power of the executive branch in determining fiscal policy.

a) fact that the Senate never votes against presidential appointments to the executive branch.

Explanation:

The privilege is the right that the president and the other member of the united states and the executive branch to maintain confidentiality communication under all circumstances and to resists the legislative and the  judicial beaches of the government.