If you're referring to new non-European states that have risen since the Cold War Ended, then the effect has perhaps been minimal in terms of their daily lives, but if they have close relations with the US it would mean a stronger connection.
Chief Legislator: President shapes public policy. The President may suggest, request, and insist that Congress enact laws he believes are needed.
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In early August 1964, two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces. In response to these reported incidents, President Lyndon B. Johnson requested permission from the U.S. Congress to increase the U.S. military presence in Indochina.
