This lesson asks students to think critically about the nature of the War Powers identified by the Constitution (USA: ConSource 2020).

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 (or the War Powers Act) is a federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress (USA: Yale Law School 2020).

How has the process of declaring war changed throughout the United States' history? What prompted Congress to enact the War Powers Resolution in the '70s, and what effect did it have? (USA: History 2020)

In this blended lesson supporting literacy skills, students learn about the three branches of the United States government (USA: PBS 2018).

Why there has been no declared war since World War II, yet the US has been almost constantly engaged in military action? (USA: Bill of Rights Institute 2020)

Two student readings and discussion questions probe the history of the War Powers Act of 1973 and the controversy over whether President Obama's deployment of U.S. forces to Libya violates that law (USA: TeachableMoment 2020).

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Power

The EU Parliament's own website explains powers and procedures as well as organisation and rules (2018).  

Tom Richey explains the powers of the distinctive characteristics of the two houses of the United States Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives (7 minutes / USA 2020).

The 7 minutes video clip looks at the powers of the President of the United States - that is the ones you can find in the Constitution (USA: CrashCourse 2015-19).