Reading Comprehension

PT2 · S1 · P4 · Q23 War Powers Resolution

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The Constitution of the United States does not explicitly define the extent of the President’s authority to involve United States troops in conflicts with other nations in the absence of a declaration of war.

Your task

Pin down exactly what the question asks about the passage — a detail, the author's view, the structure, or the main point — before looking at the choices.

Common trap

Answers that restate a true detail from the passage but don't answer the specific question being asked.

Winning move

Anticipate the answer in your own words from the passage, then find the choice that matches that prediction.

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?

  1. assumes that the President and

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. provides a clear-cut division of

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. assigns a greater role to

    Trap

    8% picked this

  4. grants final authority to the

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. Correct

    intends that both the President

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

    Skill tested: Locate Detail · how this choice captures the passage's function is the move to repeat next time.

    88% picked this

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