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Executive Agreements

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An executive agreement is an international agreement made by the executive branch without formal Senate consent.

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Agreements move faster and require no sixty-seven votes; they run narrower and bind less durably than treaties.

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An agreement conflicting with domestic law does not stand — statutes outrank it.