A.) the president's power to make treaties with foreign nations
Explanation:
The Senate are regarded as the upper arm or section of the legislative, and saddled with responsibilities.
It should be noted and understood that the constitution gives the Senate the authority to approve treaties that is made by the executive branch. And this is done by voting. The treaties will be approved when two-thirds voted in favor.
Another important constitutional responsibility of the Senate is the confirmation of the president through majority vote.
In a nutshell, this means that when the treaties are not approved by the Senate, then they can not be engaged by the executive branch.
Option A==> the president's power to make treaties with foreign nation
Explanation:
The three arms of the Government in federalism were made to check one another's power. For the President who is the head of the Executive arm of the Government, by Constitution the President need the consent of the Senate whenever he wants to appoint people for federal appointments (such as Ministers, ambassadors and so on ) and also the executive arm need the senate to consent(although through votes) in order to make treaties.
If you're referring to the debates that took place between the North and the South leading up to the Civil War, they almost all had to do with whether or not slavery would be permitted in new territories.
