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the gulf of tonkin resolution was repealed in 1970 because it gave too …

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the gulf of tonkin resolution was repealed in 1970 because it gave too much power to the president. lowered the voting age to eighteen. resulted in the removal of us troops from vietnam. prevented the president from committing us forces as he saw fit.

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, passed in 1964, gave the president broad power to conduct military operations in Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war. By 1970, Congress wanted to re - assert its role in war - making decisions. The resolution had been used to justify an expanding war in Vietnam. Repealing it was a step to limit the president's unilateral war - making power.

Answer:

gave too much power to the president.