Presidents Can Avoid Ratification of a Treaty by Simply Announcing

question 14

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 president's ability to enforce the treaty
• B) requires a congressional resolution to make the treaty politically viable
• C) risks that the treaty will not being taken seriously by the rest of the world
• D) risks the treaty being easily undone by future presidential administrations
• E) angers key leaders in Congress who could retaliate by opposing or stalling action on other parts of the president's legislative agenda

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