Question

select the correct answer.
what event directly contributed to congresss passing the wars powers act of 1973?
a. the bombing of cambodia
b. the bombing of saigon
c. the gulf of tonkin incident
d. the tet offensive campaign

Explanation:

The War Powers Act of 1973 was passed to limit presidential war-making authority, a response to secret presidential actions in the Vietnam War. The secret bombing of Cambodia by the Nixon administration, which was not authorized by Congress and kept hidden from the public, directly fueled congressional pushback to reassert its oversight powers over military actions. The other events: the Gulf of Tonkin incident led to the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (expanding presidential power), the Tet Offensive was a major 1968 military campaign that shifted public opinion on Vietnam, and the bombing of Saigon was a battlefield event not tied to the Act's passage.

Answer:

A. the bombing of Cambodia