Which of the following statements is most accurate? recent presidents have asked congress to declare war many times and have never deployed the military without congressional authorization. the war powers act has been fully observed by every president who has deployed the military overseas since gerald ford. recent presidents have refrained from asking congress to declare war and have, instead, frequently deployed the military without congressional authorization. as a result of the war powers resolution, congress now has more control over the military than the president does. congress passed the war powers resolution in order to give the president more control over the military.