Who negotiates treaties with foreign nations?

• A. Senate
• B. Congress
• C. President
• D. Supreme Court

Answer: (C)

The key idea is who leads talks with other nations. In practice, the President directs foreign-policy negotiations and is the one who signs treaties, with help from the State Department and advisors. However, even after negotiation, a treaty doesn’t bind the United States until the Senate gives its approval by a two-thirds vote to ratify. This arrangement shows how the system divides and balances power: the executive handles diplomacy, while the Senate confirms it. The other branches aren’t the negotiators—Congress as a whole doesn’t negotiate treaties, and the Supreme Court isn’t involved in this process. That’s why the President is the correct answer.