PURPOSE AND
"SECTION 2. (a) It is the purpose of this joint resolution to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States and insure that the collective
judgment of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent
involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, and to the continued use of such forces in hostilities or in such situations...."
"CONSULTATION
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"SECTION 3. The President in every possible instance shall consult with Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situation
where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, and after every such introduction shall consult regularly with the Congress until
United States Armed Forces are no longer engaged in hostilities or have been removed from such situations."
War Powers Act, passed by Congress in 1973
Which of the following political debates in the twentieth century best explains the goal of the act to "fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution"?
A
The debate over restricting civil liberties in wartime
B
The debate over the expansion of executive authority
C
The debate over the extension of individual rights to new groups
The debate over the role of the federal government in the economy