【摘要】 <正> 近半个世纪以来,伴随着美国总统权力的迅速增长,在美国政治生活中出现了一种十分引人注目的现象,“一些过去仅仅从事白宫内部事务管理的总统私人助手班子,很快发展成为在美国最高层发号施令的一种法制性机构。”70年代初,水门事件被揭露,由于事件的策划者均系尼克松总统的高级助手,因此,一时间长期隐居幕后的总统幕僚班子成了公众关注和指责的焦点。本更多还原

【Abstract】 In the conflict between the White House staff and the cabinet, the status and role of the president’s staff are steadily growing and becoming the primary force that the president can rely upon. This plays a positive role in helping the president fulfill his duties more effectively, but at the same time poses worrisome problems to the American political system because the internal power structure within the executive branch has been seriously shaken.更多还原