Question

questions 7 through 9 refer to the following. presidents tend to assert their power and if congress does not claim its duty to check and balance the executive, then the balance tilts heavily toward the executive branch. for example, the congressional resolution authorizing the united states to respond to the al - qaeda attacks against the united states in 2001 was applied far beyond the initial campaign in afghanistan. it was interpreted by george w. bushs administration as justifying findings that the geneva conventions on the treatment of prisoners of war did not apply in the war on terrorism; that harsh interrogation tactics were permissible... and that the use of intercepts of telephone conversations between american citizens and people abroad was condoned. when, after the supreme court ruled in 2006 that the bush administration was in fact violating the geneva conventions, congress was compelled to pass new laws on detainees treatment. bush signed the law but then added a signing statement. president bush declared that he would implement the law in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the president to supervise the unitary executive branch and as commander in chief... in order to protect the american people from further terrorist attacks. sean kay, americas search for security: the triumph of idealism and the return of realism, 2014. according to the passage, which of the following occurred as a direct result of the congressional resolution authorizing action against al - qaeda? a the supreme court authorized the use of force against al - qaeda. b president bush interpreted it broadly to allow him to conduct the war on terrorism without much further consultation with congress. c members of congress passed a law that declared that the geneva conventions were not applicable to the war on terrorism. d president bush issued a signing statement regarding the geneva conventions.

Explanation:

The passage states that President Bush's administration interpreted the congressional resolution authorizing action against al - Qaeda broadly. This allowed him to conduct the war on terrorism with less further consultation with Congress. Option A is incorrect as the Supreme Court did not authorize the use of force against al - Qaeda. Option C is wrong because Congress did not pass a law declaring the Geneva Conventions not applicable. Option D is too narrow as the signing statement was related to how Bush would implement a law on detainee treatment in relation to his view of presidential authority, not just about the Geneva Conventions in isolation.

Answer:

B. President Bush interpreted it broadly to allow him to conduct the war on terrorism without much further consultation with Congress.