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MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS

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The President . . . shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur.-U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 2 This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?
A
Federalism
B
Checks and balances
C
Popular sovereignty
D
Individual rights
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Constitution provides that the president “shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States…

Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitution provides, in the second paragraph of Article II, Section 2, that “the President shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur.” Thus, treaty making is a power shared between the President and the Senate.

Detailed explanation-3: -The clause vests the President, acting with the advice and consent of the Senate, with the authority to make treaties for the United States. See Foster v.

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