Recently US President Trump has officially declared the US Mexico border a ldquo national emergency ...........

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Recently US President Trump has officially declared the US-Mexico border a “national emergency. Which of the following statements are correct regarding National emergency of USA?

1. USA president can declare emergency after taking approval from Congress.

2. This is for the first time that emergency has been declared since World WarII.

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1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

none of the above

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Explanation:

In 1976, Congress passed the National Emergencies Act, which permits the president to pronounce a national emergency when he considers it appropriate. The act offers no specific definition of "emergency" and allows a president to declare one entirely at his or her discretion.
By declaring a national emergency, the president avails himself or herself of dozens of specialised laws. Some of these powers have funds the president otherwise could not access.
Under current law, emergency powers lapse within a year unless the president renews them. A national emergency can be redeclared indefinitely, and, in practice, that is done frequently. There have been 58 pronounced under the National Emergencies Act, of which 31 are still in effect.
Presidents have declared national emergencies since World War II. President Bill Clinton declared emergencies 17 times, George W. Bush 12 and Barack Obama 13.