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Explain how the Vietnam War first allowed the expansion of presidential power and later caused power to be limited.

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One major way in which the Vietnam War first allowed the expansion of presidential power and later caused power to be limited, was that the president sent many strikes without authorization from Congress, which led to the War Powers Clause, which limited this ability. 
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