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It is an act of congress passed after the Vietnam War, over President Nixon's veto, and of dubious constitutionality, which seeks to define and limit the powers of the president of the United States to command the armed forces. The most important provision is that if the U.S. armed forces go into combat the president must get a resolution from congress authorizing the mission. If the resolution is not passed then the forces must be withdrawn from the combat within sixty days. Since it was passed no president has ever acknowledged its validity but, nonetheless, have complied with it.
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β 11y agoThe War Powers Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-148) limits the power of the President of the United States to wage war without the approval of Congress.
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Why was the war powers act important?
The War Powers Act or War Power Resolution was the first law passed intending to define and limit the powers the President of the United States possessed.
Which act of Congress restricted the president's power to commit troops to foreign countries without congressional approval?
War Powers Act
What law prevented the president from committing troops in a foreign conflict without the approval from the Congress?
War Powers Act
Did the president and Congress act in accordance with the constitution and the War Powers Act for the Vietnam war?
Perhaps.
What act passed in 1973 restricted the presidents powers to use troops in foreign conflicts?
War Powers Act
What war probuly influenced the creation of the war powers act?
Vietnam War
What act did curb presidential military muscle?
War Powers Act Yoloswag
By law Who must the President notify when troops are sent to battle?
The War Powers Act requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of sending troops into a combat area. There are questions whether the Act is constitutional, and this has not been definitively answered by the Supreme Court.
Did congress pass to stop the growth of the imperial presidency and restrict the president war making powers?
War Powers Act
What does the War Powers Act have to do with Grenada?
It was act restricting the presidents power to use the military
What president vetoed the war powers act?
Richard Nixon
Is there a constitutional basis for the refusal of the war powers act?
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