In which of the following cases did the president utilize the War Powers Resolution to justify sending American troops to that country?
a. Somalia
b. Bosnia
c. Haiti
d. Rwanda
e. None of the above is true.
According to the War Powers Resolution, the president is authorized to use U.S. armed forces in all of the following circumstances except
a. by specific statutory authorization from the Congress.
b. by a declaration of war from the Congress.
c. by formally invoking his powers as commander-in-chief.
d. by a national emergency created by an attack on U.S. territories, possessions, or armed forces.
e. None of the above is true.
What was the most significant congressional attempt to limit the foreign powers of the president?
a. Executive Agreements Act of 1975
b. War Powers Resolution
c. Bricker Amendment
d. Treaty Power Resolution
e. Case-Zablocki Act
Which of the following proposed that any treaty or executive agreement that infringed upon the constitutional rights of American citizens should be unconstitutional and that Congress should have the right to pass legislation to put any treaty or executive agreement into effect?
a. Case-Zablocki Act
b. Bricker Amendment
c. Hughes-Ryan Amendment
d. U.S. v. Belmont decision
e. Both options A and D are true.
Congress has achieved some success in placing limits on the foreign powers of the president in all of the following ways except
a. putting a stop to the practice of executive orders.
b. requiring the executive to report all commitments abroad.
c. limiting the war powers of the president.
d. placing restrictions on foreign policy funding.
e. increasing congressional oversight of the executive branch in foreign policy making.
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