They wanted to make sure that the president couldn't act alone in a king type way and that there would be a discussion about going to war. That it wouldn't be arbitrary.
So, there wasn't a president who acted like a king and went to war. It takes congress to agree to go to war.
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Congress
Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress and state laws unconstitutional
Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress and state laws unconstitutional
The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war, specifically outlined in Article I, Section 8. This provision establishes that while the President can act as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, only Congress has the authority to officially declare war. This separation of powers is intended to prevent unilateral military action by the executive branch.
The _______ gave Congress the power to impose an income tax on the American people.
the founders and writers of the us constitution did not want to give the president too much power so instead they gave that power to congress for a group of people to decide on not just one person
It gave farmers a way to organize for better crop prices.P3nis
The Congress, according to the original US Constitution, must come up with money to pay for a war; therefore, they declare war (at the President's suggestion).
the congress was only allowed to Determine relations with foreign countries, Manage foreign policy,borrow money from states, impeach the supreme court justices(novanet)
Because war was necessary for us to become a nation in the first place.