Question 2 Following escalating international tensions throughout late 1916
and early 1917, President Woodrow Wilson addressed a joint
session of the two houses of Congress on April 2, 1917 and asked
Congress to declare war on Imperial Germany
Why did President Wilson need to make this request?

A. Because the executive branch is not as powerful as the legislative
branch

B. Because the Constitution empowers
Congress to declare war, not the
president

C. Because the president had ordered military action and was trying to
gain support from Congress

D. Because Congress could convince their constituents, raising support for
the war