The War Powers Resolution of 1973 Requires the President To

question 1

Multiple Choice

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 requires the president to: 

• A) take Congress' prior approval before signing any executive agreement. 
• B) obtain a two-thirds vote of the Senate before declaring war. 
• C)  notify Congress within forty-eight hours of deploying troops. 
• D) declare war without congressional approval if it is deemed necessary. 
• E) inform Congress within sixty days of making an executive agreement.

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A method in behavioral psychology where rewards are given for behaviors that increasingly resemble the target behavior.

Shaping

Rewarding successive approximations of a desired behavior.

Rewarding

Providing a positive reinforcement following desirable behavior, thereby increasing the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the association between actions and consequences.