emergency powers

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• The police have been given emergency powers to deal with the crisis.
• The government invoked emergency powers to control the spread of the virus.
• Critics argued that the use of emergency powers was an overreach of authority.
• If the situation worsens, the president may have to be granted emergency powers.
• The constitution clearly defines the limits of presidential emergency powers.
• During the war, the government operated under extensive emergency powers.
• What are the legal justifications for granting a leader such broad emergency powers?
• The new legislation grants the military sweeping emergency powers in times of national disaster.
• Parliament voted to extend the government's emergency powers for another six months.
• The long-term effects of using emergency powers on civil liberties are still being debated.