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.
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S constitution states only congress can declare war.
The federal government is granted powers by the Constitution to regulate commerce, coin money, declare war, establish post offices, and make laws necessary for the country to function effectively.
In the United States, only Congress has the power to declare war. This authority is granted by the Constitution to ensure that the decision to go to war is a deliberate and collective one.
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Declare what? If it's "war" you mean... the answer is Congress... The President
The different branches of government are given different powers by the Constitution. Powers to tax, declare war, grant pardons, negotiate treaties, interpret the laws, and raise armies are some of the powers granted by the Constitution.
In the United States, the power to declare war is granted to Congress by the Constitution. The president, however, as the commander-in-chief, has the authority to use military force without a formal declaration of war in certain circumstances.
The federal government and its agencies must act ethically during war.
The President can't declare war because in the Constitution that power is given to the Congress as part of the checks and balances system.No.No. It is Congress who can but hasn't since World War II and meekly approve Presidential "actions" of one sort or another and it is the President as the Commander in Chief who can send armies into "action".No it first congress has to pass the bill then it goes to the president to sigh. The President can ask congress to declare war, but he can't declare war congress only can.
To declare war
The Constitution.
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