Currently, international agreements are executed by executive agreement rather than treaties at a rate of 10:1. Despite the relative ease of executive agreements, the President still often chooses to pursue the formal treaty process over an executive agreement in order to gain congressional support on matters that require the Congress to pass implementing legislation or appropriate funds, and those agreements that impose long-term, complex legal obligations on the United States. For example, the deal by the United States, Iran and other countries is not a Treaty. COUNT 5
QSN1 In the United States, what is the ratio of executive agreements to treaties? ANS1 10:1 QSN2 What is it about the approval process of executive agreements might lead a US president to prefer them over treaties? ANS2 the relative ease QSN3 The president of the United States might prefer the formal treaty process on matters that require Congress to do what? ANS3 pass implementing legislation or appropriate funds QSN4 The president of the United States might prefer the formal treaty process for agreements that impose what type of legal obligations on the US? ANS4 long-term, complex QSN5 The international deal between the US, other countries, and what controversial nation is not a treaty? ANS5 Iran