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Supposedly the ol' 30 day war thing isn't an official declaration of war. They usually call those "conflicts." Like how even though it was much longer than 30 days, because there was never officially a war declaration, they call it the "Vietnam Conflict" in some textbooks and such.
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Since the president is technically the commander in cheif, he can order the military to do anything, drop bombs, fight, whatever. Its not an official war until congress declares it, but that doesn't really matter. In case no one has noticed, we haven't fought an official war since world war II (I don't think the first persian gulf war was officially declared, but I could be wrong).
The 30 days thing comes from the war powers act, which they passed after Vietnam. It says that the president has to seek congressional approval to send troops overseas for more then 30 days. Pretty much every president has said its unconstitutional, though its never been tested in court.
Incidentally, I got a 12 out of 12, but I'm a political science major, so I damn wll better have
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