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When Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory and 1803 he used which of the presidents powers?

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His constitutional powers as granted under Article II section 2 of the United States Constitution. It reads as follows:

"He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur"

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Constitutional powers

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