Defense Primer: A Guide for New Members

Kapp, Lawrence

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress and military policy;    Congressional oversight;    Congressional powers;    War and emergency powers;   

RP-ID  :  R44757
RP-ID  :  R44757_2017Mar03

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes the power of the Congress over the armed forces, including the power to "to raise and support Armies," "to provide and maintain a Navy," "to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces" and "to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States...", as well as references to other reports on related topics.