Which statement is true about executive agreements?

Which statement is true about executive agreements?

• A. They do not require Senate consent
• B. They require Senate consent
• C. They are always temporary
• D. They are never used

Answer: (A)

Executive agreements are foreign policy arrangements made by the President with another country that do not go through the Senate for ratification. Because they avoid the Senate, they do not require Senate consent, unlike treaties which need a two-thirds vote. This makes them a faster way to handle pacts that fall within the President’s executive powers or with Congressional authorization. They can be formal or informal and can last for varying lengths of time; they’re not inherently temporary and are indeed used in U.S. diplomacy. So the true statement is that they do not require Senate consent.