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According to the Constitution...
The President does not have any power to declare war. That power was given exclusively to the Congress. This was meant to keep the President in check.
If that power was given to or allowed to be executed by the President, he would become a Dictator in due time, once he realized the power he had. He could declare a war, attack anyone he chose with his army, and take over the country/world.
The President can ask Congress for a Declaration of War, but the Congress is supposed to vote on declaring that war or not.
Unfortunately these days the whole process works backwards, only because "we the people" let it happen. The President attacks a country, then asks Congress to declare the war. He gives himself controlling powers that were not delegated to him by the Constitution.
Sounds like the beginning of a Dictatorship to me!
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe US President has the power to ask the Congress for a Declaration of War. Under the US Constitution, Article I, Section 8, paragraph 11, only the Congress has the power to declare war.
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∙ 14y agoThe President is the highest authority, if he says "shoot a missile in the middle of the ocean." They have to do it.
And what the President requires to declare war is an enemy. :P
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∙ 13y agoPresidents do not have the power to declare war. They can REQUEST that Congress declare war. Only Congress has the pwer to declare war.
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What did the war hawks pressure the president to do?
to declare war on britian
Who can veto bills and select supreme court justices but cannot declare war?
The President of the United States. Only Congress has the authority to declare war.
Who has the power to declare war what article and section of the constitution?
Article II, Section 8 allows for Congress to declare war; the President to wage war.
When the war broke out what did president Wilson declare?
Wilson had a policy of non-intervention and tried to negotiate an end to the war.
Is declaring war one of the presidents power?
Declaring war is not one of the president's powers. Congress is the only one to have the power to declare war.
Did president Rossevelt declare war on his own?
No, President Roosevelt did not declare war on his own. The president can not declare war on his own. He did however, ask congress to declare war after the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
Can president declare war?
No, the president cannot declare war without congress. The patriot act does not change this.
What is the power of congress to declare war?
The Constitution grants Congress the sole authority to declare war.
Who has the ultimate power to declare war?
Congress has the power to declare war not the President.
Is the president the only one to declare war?
If you are referring to the US president, I understand he must have the approval of Congress to declare a war.
Who let's the president declare war?
The President can not declare war. Only Congress can declare war, usually at the request of the President. Subject to limitations by Congress, the president can take military action. For example, the can order the bombing of foreign targets or send troops into a foreign country.
Which president was forced to declare war?
president Lincoln
Who have the power to declare war?
President
Who is the power to declare the war?
President
Who may declare war in America?
Only congress can declare war, not even the President has this power.
What president declared war as a joke?
No such incident has ever happened. In particular, the President of the United States does not have the power to declare war. Only the Congress can declare war.
Can the Department of Defense 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.
