POL SCI 120A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Executive Agreement, Joe Biden, Straw Man
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Cyclical with president and congress trading off power, end of the bipartisan consensus after the. Overridden president nixon"s veto weakened by the watergate scandal. Must notify congress within 48 hours, president can fight an undeclared war for 60 days. Has 30 days grace period for withdraw of u. s. troops. After 90 days have to get declaration war from congress. Greneda war powers would not be relevant because the intervention was less than 90 days, only lasted a week. Supreme court has never had a case where congress is suing the president. In time of crisis congress follows the president for the rally. All necessary joint collaboration from congress to do whatever necessary to capture people involved in 9-11. Bombing iraq without declaring war using the 9-11 resolution to justify bombing syria and iraq. Even though isis is not part of al-qida. Case acts notifies congress of any agreement, does not require sign treaties vs executive agreement (doesn"t require senate approval)
