History k12 asap pls was congress correct in approving the gulf of tonkin resolution? • thesis statement: your thesis statement should be one of the following: o congress was correct in approving the gulf of tonkin resolution. o congress should not have approved the gulf of tonkin resolution. • describe how the constitution addresses declaring and waging war in relation to the gulf of tokin resolution. • : briefly describe the incident that occurred in the gulf of tonkin, both what was told to the american people and what actually happened. history k12 asap you so much

The Gulf of Tonkin incident occurred in the Gulf of Tonkin off of the coast of North Vietnam. 

The citizens were told the North Vietnamese communists violently attacked a US ship which was peacefully existing to aid South Vietnam. It was presented as a direct threat to the US and a means for war. 

The ship was in North Vietnamese territory and was alone away from the rest of the US fleet in South Vietnam. The US was not peaceful as they were attacking the North and supplying the South putting them directly in the war. 

Per the Constitution--war is to be asked for by the executive and approved by Congress with an official declaration of war. However, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave permission to Johnson to use war materials and practices without an official declaration of war. This prevented allies from entering the war but allowed the US to engage in war behavior under the executive orders. 

It has the potential to lead to limits on rights by giving flexibility in making laws.