Could an American President Decide, Unilaterally, to Recognize a Breakaway

question 48

Multiple Choice

Could an American president decide, unilaterally, to recognize a breakaway or secessionist country's legitimacy by receiving its emissaries, even if the country it broke off from objected?

• A) Yes, since as head of state, presidents may receive foreign ambassadors and ministers
• B) Yes, since presidents would be able to do so through executive orders to the State Department
• C) No, since Congress must formally recognize foreign states before presidents may meet with their foreign representatives
• D) It depends on whether the Supreme Court insists on having a say in the situation.

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