Perhaps the Most Significant Constitutional Powers of the President Are

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Essay

Perhaps the most significant constitutional powers of the president are those concerning waging war.Write an essay exploring the president's war powers.What are they? How have different presidents exercised those powers? What are the war powers of Congress? How has Congress attempted to limit the president's unilateral use of war powers? How did George W.Bush use his war powers to conduct the war on terrorism?

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Definitions:

Popular Democracy

A form of democracy that seeks to represent the will and interests of the majority of the population through broad participation and policies that benefit the common good.

Revolutionary War

The conflict between Thirteen American colonies and the British Empire (1775-1783), which resulted in the colonies gaining independence and forming the United States of America.

Republicanism

A political belief system based on the concept of citizenship within a republic, where sovereignty is vested in the populace.

Social Hierarchy

The stratification of individuals or groups in a society based on various factors such as wealth, race, education, or power.