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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 previously enacted by a strong executive branch.
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ADVICE AND CONSENT. Under Article II, section 2, of the Constitution, the President's powers to make treaties and to appoint important public officials are to be exercised "by and with the advice and consent of the senate." The formula "advice and consent" is an ancient one. It was used in British and American state papers and documents for ...
Allen Drury, ’39, wrote a bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a controversial secretary of state nomination and the Senate fight over it. The novel reflects his love for Stanford and his nostalgia for a different era of bipartisan cooperation.
Advice and consent refers to the authority of the United States Senate to approve or reject a resolution of ratification of any treaty to which the United States is a proposed signatory, as well as to evaluate and confirm Presidential nominees to positions in the federal government. The Constitutional provisions for this power are found in ...
Allen Drury’s Advise and Consent is one of the high points of 20th Century literature, a seminal work of political fiction—as relevant today as when it was first published. A sweeping tale of corruption and ambition cuts across the landscape of Washington, DC, with the breadth and realism that only an astute observer and insider can convey.
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