Guam. Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of sixteen Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United Nations.
Constitution Daily. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the limits of presidential power. It was 50 years ago today that a joint session of Congress approved the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, an act that led to the Vietnam Warâs escalation and the eventual passage of another act seeking to curb presidential powers. Gulf of Tonkin incident.
In 1964, 2 U.S. ships were attacked off the coast of North Vietnam by communist troops. President Lyndon B. Johnson petitioned Congress for action. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution allowed Johnson to take all necessary steps, including the use of armed force against North Vietnam.The Avalon Project provides both LBJ's petition, and the government resolution that began the American war in Vietnam.resident Lyndon B. Johnson petitioned Congress for action. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution allowed Johnson to take all necessary steps, including the use of armed force against North Vietnam. The Avalon Project provides both LBJ's petition, and the government resolution that began the American war in Vietnam.