Why did Congress pass the War Powers Resolution?(1 point) Responses to allow the president to appoint the secretary of defense to allow the president to appoint the secretary of defense to limit the president’s ability to send troops into combat to limit the president’s ability to send troops into combat to limit the president’s power to appoint ambassadors to limit the president’s power to appoint ambassadors to allow the president to negotiate treaties

Answer 1

The correct answer is to limit the president's ability to send troops into combat. The War Powers Resolution was passed by Congress in 1973 in response to the Vietnam War, as a means to ensure that the President's power to engage in military actions was not abused or misused without congressional approval. It requires the President to consult with Congress and obtain authorization within a defined period of time before committing US troops to significant hostilities.