Townsend Acts, aka Intolerable Acts.
The two main sources of congressional authority in the field of foreign affairs lies in Article I and Article II. The phrase <span>"advise and consent" are the two pillars of the powers of the Congress regarding foreign affairs. I hope that this is the answer that has actually come to your desired help.</span>
The Gothic element there is the horror that ensues after he hears the tapping. The character is alone during a spooky, dreary night, nobody found anywhere, and suddenly there is a mysterious tapping by someone, and it turns out that no-one tapped, which means either madness or ghosts, that are either way both elements of Gothic writing.
The president : Donald Trump
"The Constitution provides that the president "shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur" (Article II, section 2)."
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Treaties.htm
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