United States: House vote results to declare war 1812-1942
the President) should have the sole power to take the country to war. Despite this, the exact wording of the clause is fairly ambiguous, leaving the process of engaging in conflict or war open to interpretation. Some even argue that the president's title as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States gives them special privileges to authorize military involvement when deemed necessary, and this has been a point of contention for decades.
Article One, Section Eight, Clause 11 of the United States Constitution (known as the War Powers Clause) grants Congress the power to declare war. At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the general sentiment among the delegates was that no one man (i.e.