Give one argument in favor of the tea act and one argument against the tea act

In favour: from the point of view of the British, the act gave the East India Company an advantage and supported the company's economical situation. Argument against: from the point of view of the American population this was an imposition of Britain's will on the Americans and a tax on Americans (who were taxed but did not have the power over themselves) - so it was an unfair rule imposed on them, from which they had no benefit at all, only loss

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