60-Second Civics: Episode 3786, The Warmaking Powers of Congress
60-Second Civics Podcast
English - November 02, 2019 07:00 - 1 minute - 1 Byte - ★★★★ - 76 ratingsCourses Education education civics civic education service learning law history constitution constitution day government we the people Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Framers of the Constitution debated which branch of government should have the power to make war. They ultimately decided that Congress should have the power to declare war, but that the president would be commander in chief.
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