An important duty of the president is "negotiating treaties," since this duty falls to the executive branch, and the president is in charge of this branch (although this specific task is often delegated to the State Department).
Question: What were some of the key influences on the colonists' views of the government?
Answer: The Declaration of Independence, the Magna Carta, and the Bill of Rights
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Slavery, the south's lack of representation, and taxation without representation