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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.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 16y agoCongress has the authority to declare war. Congress has the authority to declare war.
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∙ 14y agoThe President and Congress.
Not quite. The President must ASK congress to declare war; only congress can declare the US to be at war.
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∙ 8y agoNo, only Congress can legally declare war. The last time Congress declared war was on December 8, 1941 to bring the US into WW2.
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What was the original name for the Department of Defense?
What is now called the Department of Defense was originally named the Department of War.
The US Department of Defense was originally called what?
The US Department of Defense was originally called the US War Department.
What was the original name of the Department of Defense?
Department of war was its original name.
What was the department of Defense originally called?
it was at one time called the war department
When and why was department of war changed to department of defense?
Department of War is used during a wartime period. It changes to Department of Defense in peace time...............
Can war be declared by the Department of Defense?
No, only Congress can declare war.
Who is responsible for declare war?
Usually, the government of the country is responsible for declaring war. In the United States of America, the Department of Defense is responsible for declaring wars.
What department is once called the Department of War?
The department that was once called the Department of War is now known as the Department of Defense.
Can the state department declare war?
No. The State Department cannot declare war. The Commander and Chief is the only person who can declare war. That would be the President of the United States.
What department was originally called the war department in 1789?
its Department of WarIt was renamed the Department of Defense following WWII.Defense, (originally called the War Department), 1789
What was the original name for the Department of Defense?
What is now called the Department of Defense was originally named the Department of War.
What is the original name of the department of defense?
The Department of War.
The department of defense was origianly called what?
The Department of War.
The US Department of Defense was originally called what?
The US Department of Defense was originally called the US War Department.
What has been a Cabinet dept since 1947?
war and navy departments were combined in 1947 to form commerce department war and navy departments were combined in 1947 to form defense department war and navy departments were combined in 1947 to form defense department
Who is the US secretary of war?
The position of Secretary of War refers to the leader of the War Department. This agency and position was disbanded in the US in 1947, after WWII. The most similar agency in the US is now the Department of Defense, headed by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
What did the department of war do?
The war department fought its last war in WWII. After that it became the Department of Defense. The DOD runs the US military.
