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war power

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Noun1.war power - an extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetime
office, power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"


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9780313360398 Restoring the balance; war powers in an age of terror.
If a study commission on a controversial issue such as the war power fails to engage in independent analysis, its proposal has no practical value (Fisher 2008a).
He said the 1973 War Powers Act is a violation of the Constitution because Congress does not have the right by statute to alter presidential constitutional power.
 
 
 
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