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He takes a dart, closes his eyes, spins around three times, and then throws it at a map on the wall. Then he looks at the country/ province/ general area that it lands on and exclaims, "I declare war on *insert name here*." And that is how babies are born.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoOnly Congress may officially declare war.
However, as we've seen in the past, the President is still Commander in Chief of the armed forces and may order troops to fight regardless of a declaration of war.
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∙ 15y agoNo, that power belongs to Congress. The short answer is no. The President of the United States has no constutitional authority to declare war. Congress alone has the authority to declare war, this authority is derived diretcly from the Constitution. The War Powers Act does allow the POTUS to commit militray forces for 60 days without the ok of congress and then another 30 daus upon formal request.
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∙ 13y agoThe president does not have the power to declare war in the U.S. It requires congressional authorization, with a few well defined exceptions.
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∙ 13y agoyes by asking congress if he wants to declare war
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∙ 11y agoWiki User
∙ 13y agono, he must ask for the congress to act in state of war
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∙ 12y agocongress
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∙ 13y agoNO
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Did president Rossevelt declare war on his own?
No, President Roosevelt did not declare war on his own. The president can not declare war on his own. He did however, ask congress to declare war after the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
Can president declare war?
No, the president cannot declare war without congress. The patriot act does not change this.
What is the power of congress to declare war?
The Constitution grants Congress the sole authority to declare war.
Who has the ultimate power to declare war?
Congress has the power to declare war not the President.
Is the president the only one to declare war?
If you are referring to the US president, I understand he must have the approval of Congress to declare a war.
Who let's the president declare war?
The President can not declare war. Only Congress can declare war, usually at the request of the President. Subject to limitations by Congress, the president can take military action. For example, the can order the bombing of foreign targets or send troops into a foreign country.
Which president was forced to declare war?
president Lincoln
Who have the power to declare war?
President
Who is the power to declare the war?
President
Who may declare war in America?
Only congress can declare war, not even the President has this power.
What president declared war as a joke?
No such incident has ever happened. In particular, the President of the United States does not have the power to declare war. Only the Congress can declare war.
Can the Department of Defense declare war?
No, the President does not have the power to declare war. That power is reserved to Congress by Article I, Section 8. The President is empowered to deploy troops for limited purposes and limited periods of time under the War Powers Act, but he has no power to declare war.
