Why did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the War Powers Act likely cause the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government to become strained?
A.
It expanded the powers of the executive branch.
B.
It took away the legislative branch’s ability to check the president’s actions.
C.
It made the executive branch unwilling to give Congress a role in the president’s decisions as commander-in-chief.
D.
It made the legislative branch take steps to prevent the president from retaining the role of commander-in-chief.
E.
It forced both branches to ask the judicial branch to step in and determine the constitutionality of their actions.
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B. It took away the legislative branch's ability to check the president's actions. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and War Powers Act gave the president more power to take military action without the need for Congressional approval, which weakened the legislative branch's ability to check the president's actions and potentially strained the relationship between the two branches.
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