What did the Court state about the conflict between Congress’s authority to pass the statute and the president’s authority to recognize a foreign sovereign?  

Read the case of Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 576 U.S. ___(2015), and answer the following questions: 

• Summarize the facts of the case in your own words. 
• Summarize the law that was passed to exclude certain foreign nationals.  
• What did the Court state about the justiciability of this case? 
• What did the Court state about the plaintiffs’ standing to file the lawsuit? 
• What did the Court state about the conflict between Congress’s authority to pass the statute and the president’s authority to recognize a foreign sovereign?  
• Finally, discuss whether you agree with the majority or with the dissenting justices. Explain your answer.