POL 373 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Implied Powers, Protectionism
22 Dec 2017
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Foreign affairs concern every citizen of a nation. The constitution does not state explicitly who holds some of the powers important to foreign affairs. Doesn"t explicitly state who has the power to conduct foreign relations. Example: president has the power to create treaties, but no one explicitly has the power to break a treaty. Foreign affairs powers that have been granted also imply the holder has other powers. Example: power to make treaties implies power to break treaties. Conducting foreign affairs with the constitution require a lot of stretching language. New theory is the powers of the united states to conduct relations isn"t derived from the constitution. Domestic affairs are affected differently by the constitution than foreign affairs. Because the declaration of independence said united colonies and not several colonies, power to conduct foreign affairs went to the colonies as a collective, thus they federal government has the power.
