<Dd> <Ul> <Li> "The president shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States;" </Li> </Ul> </Dd> <Ul> <Li> "The president shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States;" </Li> </Ul> <Li> "The president shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States;" </Li> <P> It is generally agreed that the commander - in - chief role gives the President power to repel attacks against the United States and makes the President responsible for leading the armed forces . The President has the right to sign or veto congressional acts, such as a declaration of war, and Congress may override any such presidential veto . Additionally, when the president's actions (or inactions) provide "Aid and Comfort" to enemies or levy war against the United States, then Congress has the power to impeach and remove (convict) the president for treason . For actions short of treason, they can remove the president for "Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors", the definition of which the Supreme Court has left up to Congress . Therefore, the war power was intentionally split between Congress and the Executive to prevent unilateral executive action that is contrary to the wishes of Congress . </P>

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