Draft Registration: Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Separation of Powers


 

Publication Date: March 1981

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Thomas R. Ascik

Research Area: Government; Military and defense

Keywords: Government reform

Type: Report

Abstract:

This paper examines the intent, meaning, and history of the war powers of Congress, especially the power "to raise and support armies," as provided by Article I of the Constitution; and includes an analysis of the decision of the district court and of certain legal briefs submitted to the Supreme Court on appeal.