AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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Question
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What government institution must ratify all United States treaties?
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The Supreme Court
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The House of Representatives
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The United States Senate
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The United States Military
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Constitution gives to the Senate the sole power to approve, by a two-thirds vote, treaties negotiated by the executive branch.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under Article II, section II of the Constitution, the Senate must advice and consent to ratification of treaties that have been negotiated and agreed to by the president.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Constitution’s framers gave the Senate a share of the treaty-making power in order to give the president the benefit of the Senate’s advice and counsel, to check presidential power, and to safeguard the sovereignty of the states by giving each state an equal vote in the treaty-making process.
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