USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA 1992 2013

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This war led to the passage of The War Powers Act
A
World War II
B
The Vietnam War
C
The Korean War
D
World War I
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Congress passed the War Powers Resolution of 1973, intending to limit the President’s authority to wage war and reasserted its authority over foreign wars. President Nixon vetoed the bill. However, Congress overrode his veto, and the resolution became law following the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam in early 1973.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was prompted by news leaking out that President Nixon conducted secret bombings of Cambodia during the Vietnam War without notifying Congress. The War Powers Resolution was passed by both the House of Representatives and Senate but was vetoed by President Richard Nixon.

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