The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed President Johnson to send troops to Vietnam, thus waging a war without actually "declaring" it as war. Checks and balances keep the power divided and balanced among government branches; it is the duty of Congress to declare war, so President Johnson waging war without the declaration of war by Congress breaks this system.
Thomas Paine – wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense," which argued for independence from Great Britain
1. A
2.A
3.C
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The United States used the sinking as propaganda to get the country on board for war