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Woodrow Wilson: The President, indeed, appoints officers and negotiates treaties, but he does so subject to the ‘yes’ of the Senate.

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The President, indeed, appoints officers and negotiates treaties, but he does so subject to the ‘yes’ of the Senate.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson discusses the limitations of presidential power in relation to the Senate's approval.

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