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- Title: Beyond Medellin: Reconsidering Federalism Limits on the Treaty Power.
- Author : Notre Dame Law Review
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 328 KB
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INTRODUCTION The Constitution recognizes three sources of law as the supreme law of the land: the Constitution itself, federal laws passed in pursuance of the Constitution, and treaties made under the authority of the United States. (1) In addition to this recognition, the Constitution places limits on the ability to create and modify the law through each of these sources of law. Changes to the Constitution itself must be made through a formal amendment process. (2) The legislative power is limited by the enumeration of particular powers granted to Congress." (3) The power to make treaties is vested in the President, and subject to only one explicit limitation: a two-thirds vote in the Senate. (4)