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The power to make war: Congress' search for an effective role

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  • Barbara Hinkson Craig

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In the heat of Vietnam and Watergate, Congress sought to develop a more effective role in decisions about the use of the armed forces in combat or in potential combat situations. The War Powers Resolution passed in November 1973 was the solution Congress devised to this problem. But the War Powers Resolution has fallen well short of the hoped-for partnership; the most momentous issue to confront the nation-to wage war or not to wage war-still does not effectively engage Congress. Whether such a role is possible for Congress in a system that is built on checks and balances is quite uncertain. Some improvements over the present situation are proposed; but it remains evident that the power to make war will rest primarily in the office of the president.

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  • Barbara Hinkson Craig, 1982. "The power to make war: Congress' search for an effective role," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 1(3), pages 317-332.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jpamgt:v:1:y:1982:i:3:p:317-332
    DOI: 10.2307/3324352
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