What Is the Difference Between an Executive Agreement and a Treaty

question 35

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between an executive agreement and a treaty?

• A)Executive agreements require the consent of the Senate; treaties do not.
• B)The Senate plays a key part in negotiating executive agreements; presidents tend to negotiate treaties alone.
• C)Unlike treaties,the Supreme Court has declared executive agreements unconstitutional.
• D)Executive agreements are mentioned in the Constitution; treaties are not.
• E)Treaties require the advice and consent of the Senate; executive agreements do not.

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Definitions:

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus in a market, representing the total net benefit to society from producing and consuming a good or service.

Cost of Production

The total expense incurred in manufacturing goods or services, including raw materials, labor, and overhead costs.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the actual amount that producers receive from selling a good and the minimum amount they would accept to produce that good.

Supply Curve

A graph that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that producers are willing to sell.