During the 1940s,the U.S.instituted a price support system for American potatoes.Congress had addressed the problems of agricultural imports in the Agricultural Act of 1948.The U.S.Secretary of State entered into an executive agreement with Canada that would permit only seed potatoes to be imported into the U.S.This agreement was not submitted to or approved by congress.A potato importer imported potatoes into the U.S.for A & P grocery stores for resale.When the court tried this case brought by the U.S.against the importer:

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The court would have found for the importer because the executive agreement was not approved by Congress and therefore, it was not considered a valid law. The Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate foreign commerce, and any agreement entered into without their approval would be considered invalid.