How did the war powers resolution of 1973 affect the power of the us president? a) it required the president’s approval for us forces to remain in a foreign war for longer than sixty days. b) it required the president to inform congress within forty-eight hours of the details of any troop commitment. c) it limited the president’s ability to raise taxes to fund both a war effort and social programs. d) it gave the president the unlimited right to commit us forces to action as he or she saw fit.

C. It required the president to inform Congress within 48 hours of the details of any troop commitment.

Context/detail:

Passed in 1973 over the veto of President Richard Nixon, the War Powers Resolution (its official name) blocks presidents from continuing the pursuance of a war without Congress's approval.  In practice, however, the War Powers Act has often been sidestepped by presidents.  The US Constitution leaves some tension in place between the legislative and executive branch when it comes to the country's involvement in war.  Article I of the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war.  But Article II names the President the Commander-in-Chief, and presidents frequently have understood that role as containing the authority to deploy US forces without first getting congressional approval.  The War Powers Act has been an ongoing point of controversy as US forces have been sent into all sorts of conflict zones in the 21st century without formal declarations of war.

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