Presidents Can Avoid Ratification of a Treaty by Simply Announcing

question 98

Multiple Choice

Presidents can avoid ratification of a treaty by simply announcing that the United States will comply. The disadvantage of this strategy is that it:

• A) limits the ability of the president to enforce the treaty.
• B) requires a congressional resolution to make the treaty politically viable.
• C) it is illegal according to earlier rulings by the Supreme Court.
• D) risks the treaty being easily undone by future presidential administrations.
• E) often leads to a drop in the president's public approval ratings.

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