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Executive power in an age of terror.(Looking at the Law)

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| March 01, 2006 | Landman, James H. | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Council for the Social Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

One week after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Congress passed an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (The Authorization) that authorized the president

  ... to use all necessary and appropriate    force against those nations,  organizations, or persons he    determines planned, authorized,  committed, or aided the terrorist    attacks that occurred on  September 11, 2001, or harbored    such organizations or persons, in  order to prevent any future acts    of international terrorism against  the United States by such nations,    organizations, or persons.  

The preamble to the Authorization also acknowledged the president's "authority under the ...

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