True or False: The Senate must approve any treaty by a two-thirds vote for it to become legally binding on the United States.

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True. Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution states the President "shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur." This supermajority requirement gives the Senate substantial power over foreign policy. If the President negotiated a treaty with Denmark to purchase Greenland, the Senate would need to approve it with a two-thirds vote. This is a higher threshold than normal legislation.

True or False: The Senate must approve any treaty by a two-thirds vote for it to become legally binding on the United States.

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