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While the ability to declare war is officially a power of Congress, they have not declared war formally since World War II, and the president has taken up most of the national security authority in the United States. Is the president too unconstrained in using the military? What might the impact be to national security if the president's powers were limited by Congress?

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          While the ability to declare war is officially a power of
Congress, they have not declared war formally since World War II,
and the president has taken up most of the national security
authority in the United States. Is the president too unconstrained
in using the military? What might the impact be to national
security if the president's powers were limited by Congress?

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While the ability to declare war is officially a power of Congress, they have not declared war formally since World War II, and the president has taken up most of the national security authority in the United States. Is the president too unconstrained in using the military? What might the impact be to national security if the president's powers were limited by Congress?