ot and answer the question that follows. "Veto of the War Powers Resolution" House Joint Resolution 542 [The War Powers Act]would attempt to take away, by a mere legislative act, authonties which the President has properly exercised under the Constitution for almost 200 years One of its provisions would automatically cut off certain authorities after sixty days unless the Congress extended them. -President Richard Nixon, October 24, 1973 Why did Congress override the veto described in this excerpt? Congress wanted to limi the president's power to send U.S. troops into armed conficts Congress wanted to expand its power to provide funding to the military. Congress wanted to give the president the power to make battlefeld decisions. Congress wanted to regain control over its treaty making powers.

## Step 1<br />The problem is a historical question about the War Powers Resolution, also known as the War Powers Act, which was passed in 1973. The Act was designed to limit the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.<br />## Step 2<br />The excerpt from President Richard Nixon's speech suggests that the Act was intended to limit the president's power to send U.S. troops into armed conflicts. This aligns with the purpose of the Act, which was to prevent the president from committing the U.S. to an armed conflict without the consent of Congress.<br />## Step 3<br />The other options, such as expanding Congress's power to provide funding to the military, giving the president the power to make battlefield decisions, or regaining control over treaty-making powers, do not align with the purpose of the Act as described in the excerpt.