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The Constitution, Art. I, Sect. 8, Clause 11: "The Congress shall have Power To ... Declare War ..." |
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Declarations of War and similar documents
July 6, 1775 - Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
July 4, 1776 - Declaration of Independence
Nov. 15, 1777 - Constitution I, The Articles of Confederation
July 13, 1787 - Constitution II, The Northwest Ordinance
Sept. 17, 1787 - U S Constitution
May 23, 1797- Quasi-War with France: Address of the Senate Concerning Negotiations
June 2, 1797 - Quasi-War with France: Address of the House Concerning Negotiations
June 13. 1798 - Quasi-War with France: Suspend Commercial Intercourse
July 7, 1798 - Quasi-War with France: Treaties no Longer Obligatory
February 9, 1799 - Quasi-War with France: Suspend Further Commercial Intercourse
February 6, 1802 - Barbary Pirates
June 18, 1812 - War of 1812: Declaration of War
July 6, 1812 - War of 1812: Prisoners of War, with Special Appropriation
July 6, 1812 - War of 1812: Regulating Certain Acts of War
March 3, 1813 - War of 1812: Encourage the Destruction of the Armed Vessels of War
April 25, 1898 - Spain: Declaration of War
April 6, 1917 - World War I: Declaration of War
December 8, 1941 - World War II: Declaration of War, Japan
December 11, 1941 - World War II: Declaration of War, Germany
August 7, 1964 - Vietnam: AUMF, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
August, 1996 - bin Laden's first Fatwa against the United States
January 3, 2001 - Terrorism/Afghanistan: AUMF
October 2, 2002 - Iraq: AUMF
Please send us a note about any other documents you feel should be included in this list: WarDocuments@warpower.us
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