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- In the United States, "advice and consent" is a power of the United States Senate to be consulted on and approve treaties signed and appointments made by the president of the United States to public positions, including Cabinet secretaries, federal judges, Officers of the Armed Forces, United States attorneys, ambassadors, and other smaller offices.
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Advise & Consent is a 1962 American political drama film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Advise and Consent by Allen Drury, published in 1959. The film was adapted for the screen by Wendell Mayes and was directed by Otto Preminger.
Advise and Consent is a 1959 political fiction novel by Allen Drury that explores the United States Senate confirmation of controversial Secretary of State nominee Robert Leffingwell, whose promotion is endangered due to growing evidence that the nominee had been a member of the Communist Party.
- Allen Drury
- 1959
Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts. It describes either of two situations: where a weak executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch or where the legislative branch concurs and approves something ...
Learn about the constitutional clause that grants the President the power to make treaties and appoint officers with the advice and consent of the Senate. Explore the historical background, legal interpretation, and modern applications of this clause.
On September 4 the Committee of Eleven reported a revised proposal that appeased many of the delegates by sharing the treaty-making power between the president and the Senate: “The President by and with the advice and Consent of the Senate, shall have power to make Treaties.”
Learn how the U.S. Constitution grants the Senate the power to confirm or reject the president's nominees for executive and judicial offices. Explore the debates and compromises that shaped the nomination clause.
Learn how the Senate's advice and consent power in treaty making evolved from the Constitutional Convention to the present day. Explore the role of the president, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the public in shaping U.S. foreign policy.
