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treaty power  

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  • The Constitution gives the president the power to make treaties with foreign countries “by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate … provided that two thirds of the Senators present concur” (Article II, section 2). Although the clause is somewhat ambiguous, the Supreme Court said in United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. [Source: The Supreme Court A to Z; Treaty Power]

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