Question

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was repealed in 1970 because it

Answer 1

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was repealed in 1970 because it.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.

Answer 2

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was repealed in 1970 because it gave too much power to the United States President. The Resolution was passed by the Congress in 1964 response to the direct confrontation with the Vietnam (Gulf of Tonkin Incident). The Resolution authorized the President to use conventional military force in the Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war by Congress. This is the reason it was later repealed.