THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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War Powers Act
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Immigration Act
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Tonkin Resolution Act
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Article I, Section 8, Clause 11: [The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; . . .
Detailed explanation-4: -Referred to Vietnamization. 3. Why did Congress pass the War Powers Act? limit the power of the president to deploy military forces without the consent of Congress.