A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress passed on August 7, 1964 in direct response to a minor naval engagement It is of historical significance because it gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of military force in Southeast Asia.
The northern boundary of Oregon territory was parallel 54° north. At the time, a treaty called for the joint occupation of this territory by both American and British settlers. More and more Americans began to settle there, however, during the 1840s in a bout of "Oregon fever." James K. Polke, the largely unknown presidential candidate and democrat, recognized the potential of reigning in this movement for his purposes. He thus advocated expansion that would encompass California, Texas, and all of Oregon territory, running on a slogan of "fifty-four forty or fight!"
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In August, 1964, President Johnson reported to the nation that American ships had been attacked by North Vietnam gunboats in the Gulf of Tonkin, in international waters. The Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving the President the power to use whatever force necessary to protect our interests in the area. At the time, the truth was not reported. << Rather than being on a routine patrol Aug. 2, the US destroyer Maddox was actually engaged in aggressive intelligence-gathering maneuvers - in sync with coordinated attacks on North Vietnam by the South Vietnamese navy and the Laotian air force.>> http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2261 In February, 1965, the Viet Cong attacked an American military base near Pleiku. Using the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, President Johnson sent in 3,500 Marines, the first official troops, to South Vietnam. By the end of the year, there were 200,000 US troops in Vietnam. Question, now reads GOLF of Tonkin Bay Resolution. Tiger Woods plays golf. Word should be GULF (with a U)
The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution was proposed in Congress on 26 February 1869 in the last days of the presidency of Andrew Johnson (17th President, Democrat, 15 April 1865 - 4 March 1869) and ratified on 3 February 1870 under the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant (18th President, Republican, 4 March 1869 - 4 March 1877).
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* Joint Resolution - act of both houses of Congress by which Texas was annexed
There is no annexation treaty of Texas, but James Polk was President when Texas was annexed by joint resolution of Congress.
Annexed Texas as a new state in the union
Resolution passed by both HOUSE OF REPRESENTAVES and SENATE(Congress)
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A joint resolution of Congress has the force of law if signed by the president. This can be passed by a simple majority in both houses.
Hawaii was annexed without treaty as a result of the Newlands Resolution which was a joint resolution of the US Congress and was signed into law by President William McKinley on 7 July 1898. On 12 August 1898 the flag of the Republic of Hawaii was lowered at Iolani Palace and the US Flag was raised in its place.
Congress can pass a joint resolution revoking an executive agreement.