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As the protests spread in the United States, President Trump has threatened to send in the army to end the unrest.

Mr Trump said he would send in the military, if the cities and States failed to solve The Problem .

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But have not said some of The State governors, the government have The Power to send in Federal troops without the permission of The State authorities.

The President Can forces?

In Short , Yes, under certain circumstances.

There are already thousands of soldiers from the National Guard , the reserve force for the U.S. army.

you are in More Than 20 States across the US are trying to protests, but these forces were requested by the cities or The States themselves.

But a U.S. law in the 19Th Century , the circumstances under which the government in Washington Dc can intervene shall, without the approval of the government.

Act The National Guard , the Army Reserve force

The insurgency, says the approval of the governors is not necessary, if The President determines that The Situation is in a state that makes it impossible to enforce U.S. laws, or if the rights of citizens are threatened.

The Law was adopted in 1807 to allow The President to call out the militia to protect against "hostile incursions of The Indians ," and it was subsequently extended to the use of the U.S. military in domestic political unrest and the protection of civil rights.

Another law of 1878 requires congressional approval for domestic military use, but a legal expert told The Bbc that the riot act was a sufficient legal power on its own, for The President , the deployment of the army.

It is generally accepted that The President would deal with a legal basis to the military, without asking for the approval from The States , which in the current circumstances.

Stephen Vladeck , the University of Texas law professor, was quoted in the US media, saying: "Historically and practically, such a desire is a prerequisite to The President with regular federal troops for domestic law enforcement authorities is not necessarily. "

The Law Has been used in The Past ?

After the uprising of Act dozens of times, it was used in The Past , although not for almost three decades.

It was last invoked in 1992 by former US President George HW Bush during the race riots in Los Angeles .

The Law was used during the 1950s and 60s, during the civil rights era, the three different presidents, including, if the objections of state governors.

President Dwight Eisenhower faced objections, if he forces of The Law in 1957, to send US to Arkansas, to the control of a protest in a school where black and white children were taught together.

Since The End of the 1960s, the use of The Law was rare. Congress amended it in 2006 after the hurricane "Katrina" in an attempt, the military support is more effective, but The Amendment was repealed after state governors objected.

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Source of news: bbc.com