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Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution, sometimes referred to as the War Powers Clause, vests in the Congress the power to declare war, in the following wording: [The Congress shall have Power ...] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water ...
The United States has formally declared war in five separate conflicts, issuing declarations against ten different foreign nations. The only country to have been the subject of multiple U.S. war declarations is Germany, which the United States formally declared war against twice, once in World War I and again in World War II.
Under the United States Constitution, war powers are divided. Under Article I, Section 8, Congress has the power to: declare war; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal (i.e., license private citizens to capture enemy vessels) raise and support Armies (for terms up to two years at a time) provide and maintain a Navy
There is consensus that the framers of the Constitution intended Congress to declare war and the president to direct the war; Alexander Hamilton said that the president, although lacking the power to declare war, would have "the direction of war when authorized or begun", further explaining in Federalist No. 69 that "The President is to be ...
Although the Constitution gives Congress an important role in national defense, including the exclusive power to declare war, to raise and maintain the armed forces, and to make rules for the military, [14] some critics charge that the executive branch has usurped Congress's Constitutionally-defined task of declaring war. [15]
Opinion: We have reposed the Constitution for safekeeping into the hands of those who ignore it.
Parliament has the authority to declare a state of war and vest the necessary powers into the Government. Kuwait: Monarch: Article 68 of the Constitution of Kuwait: Monarch The Emir declares defensive war by decree. Offensive war is prohibited. Mexico [48] President: Article 89 § VIII of the Mexican Constitution: Congress
The amendment states that the federal government has only those powers specifically granted by the Constitution. These powers include the power to declare war, to collect taxes, to regulate interstate business activities and others that are listed in the articles or in subsequent constitutional amendments.