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The President had to report to Congress within 48 hours of ordering troops into action.

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Q: What restriction did the War Powers Act place on the President?
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Did the reorganization act of 1939 restrict the powers of the president?

no


What president vetoed the war powers act?

Richard Nixon


By law Who must the President notify when troops are sent to battle?

The War Powers Act requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of sending troops into a combat area. There are questions whether the Act is constitutional, and this has not been definitively answered by the Supreme Court.


What law prevented the president from committing troops in a foreign conflict without the approval from the Congress?

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Which act of Congress restricted the president's power to commit troops to foreign countries without congressional approval?

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What act of congress was passed in 1973 overriding a veto by President Nixon?

War powers act.


What act requires the president to notify congress when committing military forces?

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Did the president and Congress act in accordance with the constitution and the War Powers Act for the Vietnam war?

Perhaps.


The main purpose of the war powers act was to?

To restrict the power of the president


Why was the war powers act important?

The War Powers Act or War Power Resolution was the first law passed intending to define and limit the powers the President of the United States possessed.


Was The war powers act was passed so that congress and the president act together in declaring any act of hostility?

Yes.


Was the war powers act passed so that congress and the president act together in declaring any act of hostility?

yes:)