Why Did Congress Enact the War Powers Resolution

question 71

Multiple Choice

Why did Congress enact the War Powers Resolution?

• A) to expand the powers of the president in the conduct of war
• B) to make Congress the sole actor in the conduct of war
• C) to limit the powers of the president in the conduct of war
• D) to empower the president to act unilaterally when American troops are in harm's way

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Definitions:

Stimulus Substitution

A theory in classical conditioning suggesting that the conditioned stimulus acts as a substitute for the unconditioned stimulus, eliciting the same response.

Classical Conditioning

An educational mechanism where the consistent pairing of two stimuli occurs; the response which initially is drawn by the second stimulus, in time, is drawn by the first stimulus alone.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Conditioned Fear

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with a frightful event or situation.