1. Foriegn Policy
... that involved issues of territorial or navigational rights. John Jay and his colleges enthusiastically approved of the joint responsibility vested by the constitution in the President and the Senate having a hand in foreign affairs. Jay believed that the members of the lower house of Congress held office too temporarily and was too large to serve effectively in treaty making. The senators ... the matter by adding "the constitution provides that our negotiations for treaties shall have every advantage which can be derived from talents, information, integrity, and deliberate investigation...
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