<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika miaka ya 1980, wanademokrasia waliweza kuhesabiwa kuwa wanadai kuwa marais wa Republican wanahitaji idhini ya bunge kwa ajili ya hatua za kijeshi.  <response>: In the 1980s, Democrats could be counted upon to argue that Republican presidents needed congressional authorization for military action. 