POLS 301_3/31/17_Penelope Kahn pg1
Foreign Policymaking
The creation and implementation of the separations of power, which supports a system of branches of government that incorporate checks and balances are important elements, to which the United States Constitution is founded and are what makes the United State’s structure of governing unique to all other nations. By dividing the government into three branches of government encourages checks and balances to be employed as internal controls that place limitations of power within the US government, therefore preventing a single system of government or political party from wielding too much power. The development …show more content…
The president has the ability to Pocket Veto a bill, so legislature cannot be overridden and be rendered permanently inactive, but the Pocket Veto must be executed in a precise procedural manner, in which congress cannot be in session and must be adjourned. The system governing the branches of the Presidency and Congress overlap each other, therefore keeping each branch from acting and proceeding without interactive approval of the other branches capping the ability to become power heavy. There are exceptions for certain cases, in which the U.S. Constitution allows the president to act without consulting congress when exercising the right for unilateral actions, which can challenge the effectiveness of the checks and balances system, for example, when the president issues executive orders by enforcing their right to executive power to make legislature and the employing their power to appoint White House officials, which is …show more content…
This action is subject to the check protection and requires a simple majority vote by the senate. In 1977, the United State’s 39th President, Jimmy Carter negotiated a treaty with Panama to give control of the Panama Canal back to the country of Panama by the year 2000. The senate would not give their consent, unless a condition was included that would “ensure that the United States would receive priority passage during wartime…” as well as, the right for the United States to protect the Panama Canal and use military force against any threats, (Understanding American Government 263). Although according to international law, executive agreements, are like treaties, where the United States is still be obligated to uphold their commitment to the treaty even without ratification by the senate, but, the language that was insisted upon by the senate to be included in the treaty is important language for the United States. I understand this to be true after recently visiting the Panama Canal and viewing the narrow infrastructure, as well as, seeing the long line of ships waiting to pass through the canal, made the importance of this added language to the treaty as an effort to protect the United State’s, very clear for me. It appears to be a logical strategy. Congress most definitely should continue to have a role in foreign policymaking, as a way adhere to the United States Constitution’s method of checks and balances to insure that the most powerful of all branches
Foreign Policymaking
The creation and implementation of the separations of power, which supports a system of branches of government that incorporate checks and balances are important elements, to which the United States Constitution is founded and are what makes the United State’s structure of governing unique to all other nations. By dividing the government into three branches of government encourages checks and balances to be employed as internal controls that place limitations of power within the US government, therefore preventing a single system of government or political party from wielding too much power. The development …show more content…
The president has the ability to Pocket Veto a bill, so legislature cannot be overridden and be rendered permanently inactive, but the Pocket Veto must be executed in a precise procedural manner, in which congress cannot be in session and must be adjourned. The system governing the branches of the Presidency and Congress overlap each other, therefore keeping each branch from acting and proceeding without interactive approval of the other branches capping the ability to become power heavy. There are exceptions for certain cases, in which the U.S. Constitution allows the president to act without consulting congress when exercising the right for unilateral actions, which can challenge the effectiveness of the checks and balances system, for example, when the president issues executive orders by enforcing their right to executive power to make legislature and the employing their power to appoint White House officials, which is …show more content…
This action is subject to the check protection and requires a simple majority vote by the senate. In 1977, the United State’s 39th President, Jimmy Carter negotiated a treaty with Panama to give control of the Panama Canal back to the country of Panama by the year 2000. The senate would not give their consent, unless a condition was included that would “ensure that the United States would receive priority passage during wartime…” as well as, the right for the United States to protect the Panama Canal and use military force against any threats, (Understanding American Government 263). Although according to international law, executive agreements, are like treaties, where the United States is still be obligated to uphold their commitment to the treaty even without ratification by the senate, but, the language that was insisted upon by the senate to be included in the treaty is important language for the United States. I understand this to be true after recently visiting the Panama Canal and viewing the narrow infrastructure, as well as, seeing the long line of ships waiting to pass through the canal, made the importance of this added language to the treaty as an effort to protect the United State’s, very clear for me. It appears to be a logical strategy. Congress most definitely should continue to have a role in foreign policymaking, as a way adhere to the United States Constitution’s method of checks and balances to insure that the most powerful of all branches