U.S. Constitutional clause granting Congress the sole authority to declare war
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Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution, sometimes referred to as the War Powers Clause, vests in the Congress the power to declare war, in the following wording:
[The Congress shall have Power ...] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water...
A number of wars have been declared under the U.S. Constitution, although there is some controversy as to the exact number; the Constitution does not specify the form of such a declaration.
Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution, sometimes referred to as the WarPowersClause, vests in the Congress the power to declare war, in the following...
combination with the vesting clauses of Article Two and Article Three, the Vesting Clause of Article One establishes the separation of powers among the three branches...
are known as the WarPowers Act: the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 the WarPowers Act of 1941 the WarPowersClause the WarPowers Resolution of 1973...
expressly confers incidental powers upon Congress; no other clause in the Constitution does so by itself. The draft clause provoked controversy during...
two branches. Article I grants certain powers to Congress, and the Vesting Clause does not reassign those powers to the President. In fact, because those...
The WarPowers Resolution (also known as the WarPowers Resolution of 1973 or the WarPowers Act) (50 U.S.C. ch. 33) is a federal law intended to check...
known as the "War Guilt" clause, was the opening article of the reparations section of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the First World War between the...
The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought...
the range of powers granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause. As noted below, it is often paired with the Necessary and Proper Clause, and the combination...
uranium forgeries Sinking of the RMS Lusitania Sinking of the USS Maine WarPowersClause Moïse 1996, p. 78. Moïse 1996, p. 82. Moïse 1996, pp. 82, 83. Moïse...
Freedom WarPowersClause, United States Constitution Art. 1, Sect. 8, Clause 11, which vests in the Congress the exclusive power to declare war. "S.J.Res...
of War on Land. There are differing interpretations of its significance on modern international law, with some scholars simply treating the clause as...
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Fighting...
under the WarPowersClause, seeing its activities as a means of assuring the electric supply for the manufacture of munitions in the event of war. The argument...
Schlesinger v. Holtzman, a 1973 US Supreme Court case addressing the WarPowersClause of the Constitution Tio Holtzman, fictional character in Frank Herbert's...
Article I of the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war (in the WarPowersClause), while Article II of the Constitution establishes the President...
few cases in which the Federal Courts have considered whether the WarPowersClause of the U.S. Constitution is justiciable in the courts. The Court in...
Congress has implied powers derived from clauses such as the General Welfare Clause, the Necessary and Proper Clause, and the Commerce Clause and from its legislative...
Soviet Union and China were the "Big Four" Allied powers. The countries involved in or affected by World War II are listed alphabetically, with a description...
impeachment charges, which charged Nixon with the violation of the WarPowersClause, and it was introduced by Conyers. It failed, 26 to 12, and Holtzman...
Jeopardy Clause; the Self Incrimination Clause; the Due Process Clause; and, the Takings Clause. The Grand Jury Clause is limiting governmental powers focusing...
World War I (1914–1918), belligerents from both the Allied Powers and Central Powers violated international criminal law, committing numerous war crimes...
the President's planned first-strike invasion of Iraq violated the WarPowersClause of the US Constitution. The lawsuit was initially dismissed in February...
Fourteenth Amendment Woods v. Cloyd W. Miller Co. 333 U.S. 138 (1948) WarPowersClause McCollum v. Board of Education 333 U.S. 203 (1948) Separation of church...