Abstract
While the Constitution of the United States created a system of separation of powers and checks and balances, a debate on which branch of government ultimately has the power to begin a war has emerged. This debate has led to the increase of presidential influence over war policy in the post-Vietnam era. The purpose of this study is to determine what conditions, if any, assist Congress in effectively constraining presidential war policy.
To ascertain the conditions that assist Congress in constraining the president, a case study analysis of the war in Iraq through the presidency of George W. Bush, 2001-2008, will be employed. This study concluded that Congress was not able to effectively control executive war policy during the War in Iraq through traditional tools like appropriations control, or restrictions on the scope or duration of the War in Iraq.
Advisor
Moskowitz, Eric
Department
Political Science
Recommended Citation
Friedhoff, Robert H., "Runaway Or Reigned in? Presidential Power and Congressional Controls During Times of War." (2015). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 6876.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/6876
Keywords
Politics, Government, President, Congress, War, War in Iraq
Publication Date
2015
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
© Copyright 2015 Robert H. Friedhoff