Congress. To declare war needs act of Congress. The last time Congress declared war was WW2. Many Presidents get around this to engage in military action by not offically declaring war. In the case of terrorists it is impossible because they don't come from one country and are not offically accepted as a military unit in those countries.
The last declared US war was WW2.
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Germany didn't declare war on the US in world war 1. It was the US that declared war on Germany on April 6th 1917 as a result of the unrestricted submarine war introduced by Germany in January that year. - I Warner
England cannot declare war on the us because in 1937 they signed a treaty preventing each other from fighting. They also became alliances and in world war 2 the Americans helped the BBritish and french soilder's.
A true declaration of war can only be done by congress.
No, the Pope does not have the authority to declare war.
The Constitution grants Congress the sole authority to 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.
No. The judicial branch does not have the authority to declare war.
No, he needs the approval of Congress and no President has sought that authority since FDR.
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The Constitution delegates the authority to declare war to Congress. The War Powers Resolution gave the President the authority to send a limited number of troops into battle for a limited time.
No. The President of the United States cannot declare war. US Congress declares war. However, the President of the United States does have the authority to use military force for up to 90 days without US Congressional approval.
No, and the US did not declare war on Finland. However, UK declared war on Finland on 6 December 1941.
For the United States, only the US Congress has the power to declare war. That's explicit in the US consitution.
The US did not declare war on Germany. Germany declared war on the US shortly after the Japanese attack on Hawaii.
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