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Presidential Authority to Deploy National Guard

The president's power to federalize and deploy the National Guard without a new act of Congress, under specific statutory circumstances and constitutional limits.

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Can the president call in NG without congress

The president can federalize and deploy the National Guard without a new act of Congress in specific, statutory circumstances, but that authority is constrained by multiple laws and constitutional lim...