BLUE JEW EXPLANATION TO NATION: Treaty Clause
Treaty Clause Add languages Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Treaty Clause of the United States Constitution ( Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 ) establishes the procedure for ratifying international agreements . It empowers the President as the primary negotiator of agreements between the United States and other countries, and holds that the advice and consent of a two-thirds supermajority of the Senate renders a treaty binding with the force of federal law . Text [ edit ] [The President] shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur... Background [ edit ] Treaties under the Articles of Confederation [ edit ] As with the drafting of the U.S. Constitution as a whole, the Treaty Clause was influenced by perceived flaws and limitations of the ...