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Praxis II Government and Political Science

Category - US Government

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Who is in charge of foreign treaties?
  1. The generals negotiate treaties. and the president must ratify them.
  2. The House of Representatives negotiates the treaties, and the president must ratify them.
  3. The Senate negotiates the treaties, and the president must ratify them.
  4. The president negotiates the treaties, and the House of Representatives must ratify them.
  5. The president negotiates the treaties, and the Senate must ratify them.
Explanation
Answer: E - The president is in charge of negotiating foreign treaties. The writers of the Constitution were concerned that foreign countries might not take the US seriously if there were too many people representing the US in negotiations. Therefore, there is supposed to only be one voice, the president’s, in negotiating treaties. But the president isn’t given unlimited power in this, and the treaty must be confirmed by the Senate, which is the more deliberative branch of Congress.
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