Is there a reason that the United States has not formally declared a war against terrorism?
If we had made a declaration of war after September 11th. Would public support still be in decline?
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THE DECLARATION OF WAR: ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS?
THESIS STATEMENT: The declaration of war, while originally
thought of as the preferred option in justifying the use of
U.S. forces, is, in reality, a seldom-used concept that will
become increasingly difficult to enact with the passage of
the War Powers Resolution (WPR) and our recent success in
Southwest Asia.
I. Declaration of War Rarely Used in American History
A. Disparity between declared and undeclared wars
B. War of 1812
C. The Mexican War
D. The Spanish-American War
E. World War I
F. World War 11
II. Similarities of All Five Declared Wars
A. All declared wars were "popular" wars
B. All involved a strong incident to declare war
C. 80% involved blind Congressional support
III. The War Powers Resolution (WPR) of 1973
A. Basis for debate on war powers
B. Key elements of the WPR
C. Opinions on the WPR
IV. Role of Declaration of War in Modern Warfare
A. Declaration supports rare, unlikely type of war
B. Description of the modern war
C. Need for public support
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