War Powers Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:77th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:78th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:1968_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkb:U._S._bombing_campaigns_in_Vietnam
gptkb:U._S._involvement_in_Vietnam_War
gptkb:War_Powers_Resolution
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Center_for_Strategic_and_International_Studies
gptkb:Foreign_Policy_Research_Institute
gptkb:Center_for_American_Progress
gptkb:Cato_Institute
gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkb:Council_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Institute_for_National_Strategic_Studies
gptkb:Rand_Corporation
gptkb:Brookings_Institution
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:amended_by none formally passed
none made since enactment
gptkbp:consequences influences future laws
gptkbp:controversy debate over its constitutionality
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations affects diplomatic relations
gptkbp:effective_date gptkb:1973
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:enforces depends on Presidential compliance
gptkbp:has_authority_over asserts legislative power
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War era
gptkbp:historical_debate partisan issues
gptkbp:historical_significance marks shift in war powers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label War Powers Act
gptkbp:impact influences military strategy
U. S. foreign policy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:United_Nations_Charter
gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:is_a_resource_for available for study
gptkbp:is_criticized_for some Presidents
gptkbp:is_effective_against debated by scholars
gptkbp:is_supported_by some members of Congress
gptkbp:legal_issue various court cases
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Resolution
gptkb:National_Security_Act_of_1947
shapes defense policy
attempts to assert authority
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Libya_intervention_2011
gptkb:Afghanistan_War_2001
gptkb:Syria_airstrikes_2018
gptkb:Iraq_War_2003
gptkbp:president varied interpretations
limits executive power
gptkbp:public_awareness increased over time
gptkbp:public_perception mixed views
gptkbp:purpose limit the President's power to engage U. S. forces in hostilities
gptkbp:related_to U. S. military engagements
gptkbp:requires military action to end within 60 days without Congressional approval
President to notify Congress within 48 hours of military action
President to consult Congress before military action
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis ongoing discussions
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Henry_Nixon