Constitution, the presidency has gained control of the country’s war powers through presidential actions and the failure of Congress to challenge the presidency’s actions. George Washington ordered militias from multiple states to attack Native American Tribes during the Indian Wars without seeking a declaration of war from Congress during the early 18th century. Abraham Lincoln after being elected to the presidency in 1860 the southern states seceded from the U.S. and formed the Confederate States of America. After the Southern states seceded, Lincoln ordered two blockades, the first being from South Carolina to Texas, the second was the ports of Virginia and North Carolina. All of which was done without a declaration of war, and Lincoln defended his actions by stating the “Constitution was nothing without the
Constitution, the presidency has gained control of the country’s war powers through presidential actions and the failure of Congress to challenge the presidency’s actions. George Washington ordered militias from multiple states to attack Native American Tribes during the Indian Wars without seeking a declaration of war from Congress during the early 18th century. Abraham Lincoln after being elected to the presidency in 1860 the southern states seceded from the U.S. and formed the Confederate States of America. After the Southern states seceded, Lincoln ordered two blockades, the first being from South Carolina to Texas, the second was the ports of Virginia and North Carolina. All of which was done without a declaration of war, and Lincoln defended his actions by stating the “Constitution was nothing without the