- override presidential veto
- reject treaties and presidential appointments
- impeach and remove the president
- impeach and remove Supreme Court members
- create lower courts
- propose amendments to overturn court decisions
Presidents are NOT allowed to interpret the constitution and they are the Commander in Chief of the military. To use the military they need permission of Congress and can't just put them somewhere. The Sec. of State is the principal person involved with foreign policy and any treaties have to be approved by Congress before they go into effect. The constitution provides for a system of checks and balances to make sure no branch is more powerful than another. The president is not a king deciding issues alone.
Article I section eight of the Constitution grants power to congress to raise and support armies. This includes the power to impose a draft to compel military service under the Selective Draft Law.
The declaration of war is the sole power and authority to Congress. That said, the American President retains broad authority to conduct military operations and maneuvers for a certain period before requiring Congressional consent via the War Powers Act of 1973.
There are 3 main powers congress has on the US military
The president is the commander-in-chief over all military powers in the US. He consults with the military chiefs of staff but he is the commander and they serve at his will. Congress determines what the military will be and appropriates the funding for it.
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The U.S. Constitution provides that only Congress can declare war. Any military action taken in the absence of, or immediately proceeding a war declaration by Congress is unlawful under all circumstances.
Congress has the power to raise and support armies under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. This includes the authority to enact laws requiring citizens to serve in the military through mechanisms like the draft in times of national emergency.
fiscal power, trade power, and military power
Implied powers are the authorities that although are not specifically delegated in the constitution are still a power. A good example for an implied power in congress is that the constitution gives Congress the expressed power of providing for a Navy and an Army. But, they also provide for the Air Force. Though this is not listed in the constitution because there were no airplanes during this time, it was implied that Congress should provide for all of the military. justapebbleinthesea.blogspot.com
Military financial records are stored in federal government facilities. Few of these records are made public record. There are archives for certain records that are available to the public , and these records can be obtained by visiting libraries such as the Library of Congress to view these records.
Yes. Only Congress can officially declare war, and only congress can authorize funding of the military. However, Presidents can authorize military action/deployment without the consent of Congress. It is then left to congress to either support the President's decision by funding the deployment and/or declaring war, or not.
The US House of Representatives has no direct military authority. Its members do not have any military rank or authority, and are not inside the military chain-of-command. It does, however, control two important military-related issues:As part of Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives must pass a bill authorizing any sustained use of US military forces (under the War Powers Resolution of 1973) or must pass a bill for war to be declared (per the Constitution). Both bills must also pass the US Senate to be valid.It also controls all Military-related appropriations; that is, all funding for the US Armed Services must pass through the House.
Because they refused to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1866. That led the Congress to pass a Reconstruction Act imposing its desired version of the reconstruction on the former Confederate States by means of a diktat, which contemplated inter alia that they had to be grouped into five military districts, each ruled by a military governor.
1 The ability to veto acts of congress or if you prefer a different one 2 Commander in chief of the military
Strict constructionists want Congress to use only expressed powers.