The excerpt provided illustrates the principle of checks and balances. This principle is evident in the requirement that the President must obtain the advice and consent of the Senate to make treaties, ensuring that power is not concentrated solely in the executive branch.
'The President . . . shall have Power, by and with Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided of the Senators present concur.
This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?
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Federalism
Federalism
Popular sovereignty
Popular sovereignty
Checks and balances
Checks and balances
Individual rights
Individual rights
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