22. In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with
(A) showing how the Vietnam conflict led to a new interpretation of the Constitution’s provisions for use of the military
(B) arguing that the War Powers Resolution of 1973 is an attempt to reclaim a share of constitutionally concurrent power that had been usurped by the President
(C) outlining the history of the struggle between the President and Congress for control of the military
(D) providing examples of conflicts inherent in the Constitution’s approach to a balance of powers
(E) explaining how the War Powers Resolution of 1973 alters the Constitution to eliminate an overlap of authority
23. With regard to the use of United States troops in a foreign conflict without a formal declaration of war by the United States, the author believes that the United States Constitution does which one of the following?
(A) assumes that the President and Congress will agree on whether troops should be used
(B) provides a clear-cut division of authority between the President and Congress in the decision to use troops
(C) assigns a greater role to the Congress than to the President in deciding whether troops should be used
(D) grants final authority to the President to decide whether to use troops
(E) intends that both the President and Congress should be involved in the decision to use troops
24. The passage suggests that each of the following contributed to Congress’s enacting the War Powers Resolution of 1973 EXCEPT
(A) a change in the attitude in Congress toward exercising its role in the use of armed forces
(B) the failure of Presidents to uphold commitments specified in defense treaties
(C) Congress’s desire to be consulted concerning United States military actions instigated by the President