When Looking at the Authority of a Leader to Declare

question 16

Multiple Choice

When looking at the authority of a leader to declare war, in comparison to the U.S. president, which of the following is true of the German Chancellor?

• A)The German Chancellor is much more powerful than the U.S. president and can declare war unilaterally.
• B)The German Chancellor has about the same amount of power as the U.S. president, and while she can deploy troops, she has to wait for parliament to declare war.
• C)The German Chancellor has less authority than the U.S. present and cannot even deploy troops without the approval of the parliament.
• D)In Germany, the Chancellor controls the government coffers, while only the German monarch can declare war. In contrast, the U.S. has no monarch.

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