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No, they can only approve war when the president asked for it

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Q: Can war be declared by congress?
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First time Congress declared war was for which war Last time Congress declared war was for what war?

First was the war of 1812, last was WW2.


War may be declared only by who?

War may be declared only by CONGRESS (:


Did congress declare war on Grenada?

No. Congress has not declared war on anyone since 1941.


Who has the power to declared war?

Congress


War may be declared by who?

congress (novanet answer)


Can war be declared by the Department of Defense?

No, only Congress can declare war.


Congress declared war on Korea but not on Vietnam true or false?

The last time the US Congress declared war was in WW2; December 11, 1941 on Germany & Italy.


What was the branch that declared war?

Congress votes on going to war, so the Answer is "Legislative".


Who is the only one that declare war?

In the USA a act of war is declared by congress.


Is the war in Iraq a real congress aproved war or is it just a techinaical war?

Congress not only approved the war, but declared it, because the President does not have that power.


President that declared war on Germany?

The US Constitution provides that the congress shall declare war. The congress declared war on Germany when Woodrow Wilson was president in 1917 and when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president in 1941.


Congress never declared war during what conflict?

WWII was America's last declared war. Prior to WWII, the American Civil War (aka US Civil War) was NOT a declared war. Actually, prior to WWII, the war was called the "Cold War", but was not a declared war.