Document E Source: The Wor Powers Act, 1973 SEC. 5(b) Within sixty days after a report is submitted or is required to be submitted pursuant fin compliance] to section 4(a)(1) whichever is earlier, the President shall terminate any use of United States Amed Forces with respect to which such report was submitted (or required to be submitted). unless the Congress (1)has declared war or has enacted a specific authorization for such use of United States Armed Forces, (2)has extended by law such sixty-day period, or (3) is physically unable to meet as a result of an armed attack upon the United States Answer each question based in the Information presented In the document above: 1. What was the purpose of the War Powers Act? Your answet 2. Do you think Congress should have the right to restrict the Commonder in Chief (the president)? Explain your reasoning

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Document E Source: The Wor Powers Act, 1973 SEC. 5(b) Within sixty days after a report is submitted or is required to be submitted pursuant fin compliance] to section 4(a)(1) whichever is earlier, the President shall terminate any use of United States Amed Forces with respect to which such report was submitted (or required to be submitted). unless the Congress (1)has declared war or has enacted a specific authorization for such use of United States Armed Forces, (2)has extended by law such sixty-day period, or (3) is physically unable to meet as a result of an armed attack upon the United States Answer each question based in the Information presented In the document above: 1. What was the purpose of the War Powers Act? Your answet 2. Do you think Congress should have the right to restrict the Commonder in Chief (the president)? Explain your reasoning

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1. The purpose of the War Powers Act, as outlined in the provided document, was to limit the President's ability to deploy United States Armed Forces without explicit authorization from Congress. It establishes procedures for the President to report to Congress when deploying troops and imposes a time limit on such deployments without congressional approval.2. Yes, Congress should have the right to restrict the Commander in Chief (the President) in matters of deploying the United States Armed Forces. This ensures a system of checks and balances and upholds the constitutional principle of congressional oversight of military actions. The War Powers Act reflects the intent of the framers of the Constitution to prevent the concentration of too much power in the hands of any one branch of government, thereby safeguarding against potential abuses of executive authority.

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