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The War Powers Act grew out of the Vietnam War and a series of unchecked presidential commitments to the unpopular conflict. In 1973, Congress passed a joint resolution that obliges the president to get congressional approval to commit U.S. troops to comb
The War Powers Act grew out of the Vietnam War and a series of unchecked presidential commitments to the unpopular conflict. In 1973, Congress passed a joint resolution that obliges the president to get congressional approval to commit U.S. troops to comb










