Author Question: In the months immediately after September 11, which statement best characterizes the relationship ... (Read 73 times)

RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

In the months immediately after September 11, which statement best characterizes the relationship between the president and Congress?

a. Congress supported virtually all antiterror legislation proposed by the administration and others by wide margins.
b. Congress supported antiterrorism legislation, but it opposed granting more authority to the president in this area.
c. The president did not seek any additional authority to deal with terrorism from the Congress because the U.S. Senate was controlled by the opposition party.
d. The president vetoed several bills that sought to restrict his authority to deal with international terrorism.
e. Congressional-executive relations became much more contentious, unlike the relationship over the past three decades.

Question 2

What was the legislation passed by Congress after September 11 that specifically authorized the president to use force against those nations, organizations, or persons, he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks?

a. USA PATRIOT Act
b. The Iraq Resolution of 2002
c. The Homeland Security Act of 2002
d. Senate Joint Resolution 23
e. Victims of Terrorism Relief Act of 2001