Please tell me what war as well. Thank you!
2006-11-16 00:17:37 · 9 answers · asked by michaelyoung_airforce 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I'm not trying to start a fuss, actually I'm trying to resolve a question that was asked of me at work.
2006-11-16 00:28:28 · update #1
Assuming you are refering to conflicts that are universally referred to by Americans as wars, the answer is 7 1/2.
War against the Barbary Pirates - Thomas Jefferson*
War of 1812 - James Madison*
Mexican American War - James Polk
World War I - Woodrow Wilson
World War II - Franklin Roosevelt
Korean War - Harry Truman
Vietnam - Lyndon Johnson
The 1/2 comes from Jefferson Davis the Presdient of the Confederate States during the Civil War who was a Democrat. Since the South triggered the war by firing on Ft. Sumnter it can be said that he was responsible for declaring war.
*Jefferson and Madison were actually members of the Democratic Republican party but that party is generally regarding as the forerunner of the modern Democratic party.
2006-11-16 01:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Irony 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, strictly speaking, the answer to your question is "none." The U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war in Congress, not the President (see Article I, Section 8). The President has the powers to wage war, subject to various Congressional checks on that power (the powers of the purse and the War Powers act, most notably).
I realize that I'm being a pedant here, but it looks like the others have done a pretty good job of furnishing you with the info that you were after. Hopefully I have also contributed to your body of knowledge usefully.
2006-11-16 14:09:23 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob1207 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Woodrow Wilson-World War I
Franklin Roosevelt-World War II
The others were undeclared wars.
2006-11-16 02:54:25 · answer #3 · answered by bldudas 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kennedy never actually declared war. There was much more of an escalation under Johnson, using the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. Are you trying to disprove Bob Dole's infamous claim that all the 20th century wars were 'Democrat wars'?
2006-11-16 00:46:54 · answer #4 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Republicans are responsible for the Civil War & the War in Iraq, BOTH of which has torn the country apart.
2006-11-16 00:45:25 · answer #5 · answered by amg503 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
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2016-11-29 04:47:03 · answer #6 · answered by lesniewski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget to add Woodrow Wilson, World War I to the list above this post.
2006-11-16 00:28:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well some were Police actions and such but
FDR - WW2
Truman - Korea
JFK - VietNam
Clinton - Bosnia
2006-11-16 00:20:53 · answer #8 · answered by netnazivictim 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I don't think any. Republicans declare war to improve the economy.
2006-11-16 00:19:53 · answer #9 · answered by rrxdeadman 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋