1. What were the causes and effects of the Constitutional Convention?
2. How has the White House recently clashed with Congress on the issue of war-making?
(Q #2 is from Ch 13 - The Presidency. We will start answering this now given recent events in Syria.)
2. How has the White House recently clashed with Congress on the issue of war-making?
(Q #2 is from Ch 13 - The Presidency. We will start answering this now given recent events in Syria.)
- Reading Quiz: Ch 03 - Constitution & Ratification
- Summarize: Constitutional Convention
- Analyze: War Powers & Syria
- Discussion Questions
- What does the Constitution state regarding what the President can do with military force?
- What does the Constitution state regarding what Congress can do with military force?
- What formal and informal checks are in place against the President?
- What did the War Powers Act state? Has it been followed by the White House in recent decades?
- What exactly did President Obama state on Saturday?
- Resources
- Declarations of war and authorizations of force (Atlantic)
- President Obama's decision not to get Congressional authorization for Libya in 2011 (NewsHour)
- Background on Syria (Washington Post)
- Initial reports with video/images of alleged chemical weapons use in Syria (NY Times)
- Debate within White House (Washington Post)
- Obama in the Situation Room (White House)
- Obama calls Boehner (White House)
- White House press conference announcing the decision (Politico)
- Resolution proposed by the administration to be voted on by Congress (White House)
- Obama's past history with Congress (NY Times)
- Bush administration officials react to Obama's decision (Politico)
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