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What is the War Powers Act?
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2018-01-06 08:05:25
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resolution is not passed then the forces must be withdrawn from the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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What did the War Powers Act do?
It restricted the President's war-making powers.
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Why was the war powers act important?
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When was the War Powers Act invoked?
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What led to the War Powers Act being repealed?
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What act did curb presidential military muscle?
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What was the effect of the war powers act?
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What did the War Powers Act of 1941 do?
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Why did the congress pass the War Powers Act?
to limit the presidents authority to wage war
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What does the war powers act allow congress to do?
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What does the war powers act require?
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Why did Nixon veto the War Powers Act?
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What was the main purpose of the war powers act?
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War powers act 1941?
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overseas. This was because of the attack on Pearl Harbor as well as
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Why did the war powers act have an affect on the US foreign policy?
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What is the War Power Act?
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When was the War Powers Act passed?
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The war powers act limits the presidents power to?
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What is the power called the president uses with out delcaration of war with the armed forces?
The War Powers Act, allows a US President to engage the USA in a
war without the Congress actually declaring war. This act came into
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act is constitutional.