Bell Ringers

Bell Ringer: The Senate's Power to Ratify Treaties

The Senate's Power to Ratify Treaties

Senate historians Betty Koed and Don Ritchie explained the Senate's power to check the president by ratifying treaties.

Description

Senate historians Betty Koed and Don Ritchie explained the Senate's power to check the president by ratifying treaties.

Bell Ringer Assignment

  • What is the Senate’s power over treaties? How is this a check on the president?
  • How did the Senate set a precedent with treaties during President Washington’s administration?
  • How did the failure of the Treaty of Versailles illustrate the limitations of the President’s power?
  • Explain how the treaty ratification process changed since the 1990s.

Additional Resources

Participants

    Vocabulary

    • Advise And Consent
    • Bipartisanship
    • Deliberation
    • Henry Cabot Lodge
    • Ratify
    • Treaty
    • Treaty Of Versailles
    • Woodrow Wilson

    Topics

    Executive BranchLegislative Branch

    Grades

    Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity