The Declaration Of Independence From Great Britain

In 1776, the United States continental congress ratified the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. Following the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, the next few years displayed a great amount of progression for the protection of the American citizen by implementing the United States Constitution. The first three articles of the Constitution focused on the division of power between the President and Congress, which comprised of the House of Representatives and Senate. Since the Constitution’s establishment, the issue of who has what certain war powers has maintained in the spotlight. The Constitution is notoriously misunderstood because of how many ways the document can be interpreted†¦show more content†¦415). In 1973 Congress adopted the War Powers Resolution in attempt to rein the President in and consult with Congress when it came to taking any action when introducing troops to hostile regions. There have been a number of President’s who have used their executive power to move U.S. troops into countries of a hostile nature that were of no immediate threat to the U.S. homeland. President Wilson sent troops to Vera Cruz during the Mexican Revolution, President Carter sent aid in the form of helicopters to hostages in Iran, and President Clinton bombed both Iraq and Serbia (Currie, Pg. 41). Most of those actions leaned towards more of a humanitarian effort, rather than a deliberate attack on U.S. national security. The current U.S. President, Barack Obama, has continued this humanitarian and moral trend with the use of U.S. military force in Libya and Syria. However, both events are very much different in seeking the approval or consultation by Congress given their political context. In 2011, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, had come under the international spotlight as a major threat to the citizens of Libya. Given Libya’s location centered amongst several Arab states, there was much at stake for U.S. interest. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations also backed the U.S. and other NATO allies’ military