Warmaking Flashcards
Constitution is clear that ___ is the way to declare war
declaration
If ____ war President can decide
de facto
Maybe Pres can ____ but will never happen because can always find de facto war
initiate war without declaration
Madison said wording of the Declaration Clause ___
left Pres with power to repel sudden attacks
Problem with no declaration needed for defensive war
at some point will go on the offensive, what is point of Declaration Clause
Pres can evade Declaration Clause by ___
actions less than war (Korea was police power)
Maybe the value of declaring war is that the ___
laws of war kick in
Most scholars think ____ power to take nation into war
Cong has
Some scholars say Declaration limited to __
providing formal recognition for war (triggering national and international laws)
Some scholars think Pres has power to wage war and Cong has ___
power to limit with power of the purse
Takeaway from Prize cases
Pres power to determine if de facto war exists
Prize Cases facts
After attack Lincoln proclaimed blockade of Southern ports and if ships violate subject to seizure. Cong didn’t proclaim blockade or declare war on the Confederacy
Prize cases holding
can do blockade without Congressional declaration of war
Prize cases reasoning
(1) civil war never declared just becomes by accident (2) didn’t initiate war but bound to accept the challenge (3) under intl law war can exist without declaration (4) President oath to preserve and protect Consti (5) Congress acquiesced (6) Declare Clause omits de facto war
Seems like only need Congress if want to declare war against __
country doing nothing
Cong. can’t declare war on a state because __
(1) domestic and Pres must TK (2) don’t want to acknowledge South as sovereign
There was _____ against Japan
explicit declaration of war
Cong. ____ against Vietnam
didn’t explicitly declare war
What was Lincoln’s preliminary emacipation
will free slaves if you don’t stop
Lincoln invoked ___ for preliminary emancipation
CiC
Preliminary emancipation wasn’t taking property because ___
Prize Cases say enemy property can be seized without consent
Why does Ham think Cong couldn’t issue preliminary emancipation?
Cong can only take for just comp, not seize in wartime
what was the order of retaliation
for every union soldier killed or enslaved one rebel would be