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Congress passed the War Powers Act primarily because

SAT · US History · previous-year question

  1. A.Presidents Johnson and Nixon had usurped congressional authority in making war on Vietnam
  2. B.the United States had not achieved a clear victory in Vietnam
  3. C.the Vietnam War had been unpopular with the voters from the beginning
  4. D.Congress believed that only the president should have the power to declare war
  5. E.the public wanted to end the military draft and replace it with an all-volunteer army

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