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  2. U.S. Constitution Annotated
  3. Article I. Legislative Branch
  4. Section VIII
  5. Clause XI
  6. Declare War Clause
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    Declare War Clause
    • Overview of Declare War Clause
      • Declarations of War vs. Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF)
        • Legislative and Executive Branch Views on the Declare War Clause
          • Enemy Property and Congress's War Powers
            • Prizes of War and Congress's War Powers
              • Historical Background
                • War Powers Before the Constitution
                  • Early Debates on War Powers in the Constitutional Convention
                    • Make War and Declare War at the Constitutional Convention
                      • Constitutional Convention Debates on the Power to End Wars
                        • Declare War Clause and State Ratification Debates on the Constitution
                        • Supreme Court Jurisprudence and Interbranch Practice
                          • Overview of Supreme Court Jurisprudence and War Powers
                            • Quasi War with France from 1798–1800 and War Powers
                              • War of 1812, Mexican War, and War Powers
                                • Civil War, War Powers, and The Prize Cases
                                  • Civil War, and Executive and Legislative Powers
                                    • From the Spanish American War to World War I and Total War
                                      • World War II and the Use of War Powers
                                        • Cold War Military Action, NATO, and the United Nations
                                          • International Police Action and the Korean War
                                            • Presidential and Congressional Power in the Vietnam War
                                              • Post-Cold War Presidential Authority and Persian Gulf War of 1991
                                                • September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks and War Powers
                                                  • Presidential Power in 2003 Iraq War and Other 21st-Century Operations

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                                                • Explanation of the Constitution - from the Congressional Research Service


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