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If the president negotiates a treaty with another nation, when does it become law in the United States?

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after it is approved by both houses of Congress
after it is approved by both houses of Congress

after it is approved by the House of Representatives
after it is approved by the House of Representatives

after it is approved by the Senate
after it is approved by the Senate

after it is approved by the Supreme Court

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In the United States, a treaty negotiated by the President must be approved by the Senate to become law. According to Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, the President has the power to make treaties, but those treaties must be ratified by a two-thirds majority in the Senate.

Here is the relevant text from the Constitution:

  • Article II, Section 2, Clause 2: "He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur..."

Therefore, the correct response is:

after it is approved by the Senate.