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Can a president veto a bill without sending it back to congress?
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∙ 6y ago
Only the President can veto the bill, but Congress can override a veto if 2/3 of the House and Senate vote for the override. Recall that it is the Congress that represents the Legislative Branch of government, and it is their job to make the law by writing a bill. The President, who heads the Executive Branch of government, has the option of signing the bill or giving it a veto.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoHe can do this only if the opportunity arises. The President usually has 10 days to veto a bill or sign it. If he does not veto it in 10 days, it becomes law without his signature unless Congress adjourns before the 10 days are up. In this rather unusual case, the bill does not become law unless the President has signed it and if he does not sign it, it is effectively vetoed -- this is called a "pocket Veto".
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How do you veto bills?
Only the President has the power to veto federal bills. He vetoes a bill by sending it back to Congress with his objections.
Can the president who has just received a bill passed by congress use a pocket veto?
A pocket veto can only be used if the Congress adjourns less than 10 days after the bill was sent to the President for his signature. If they so adjourn, the president can simply put the bill in his pocket if he does not want to approve it. Ordinarily, the president must veto a bill by sending it back to Congress unsigned with his objections attached.
Can a bill become law without a presidential signature?
Yes. If the president vetoes a bill it goes back to the Congress. If both houses of Congress pass the bill again, but this time by a two-thirds majority, then the bill becomes law without the President's signature. Alternately, the President can sit on the bill, taking no action on it at all. If the President takes no action at all, and ten days passes (not including Sundays), the bill becomes law without the President's signature. However, if the Congress has adjourned before the ten days passes and without a Presidential signature, the bill fails. This is known as a pocket veto.
When the President vetoes a bill and it goes back to Congress who signs it?
The bill only goes back to congress if the President vetoes the bill. The President lists the reasons he would not sign the bill.
What is a case where a laws passed with out a signature of the president?
ANY case where a bill enacted by Congress was vetoed by the Presidnet and sent back to Congress only to have them over-ride the veto.... that law became law without a President's signature.
What is the Sequence for approval for the federal budget?
from the president to congress back to the president.
Does the president have the power to vote out a bill presented to him to be passed into law by congress?
Yes. "voting out" is known as vetoing. The President can eject a bill and send it back to Congress without it becoming law. Congress can still pass it over his veto via a 2/3 vote.
What happens with a bill that has been passed by the congress but the congress is in still in session - what does the president do?
Once Congress has passed a bill, the President has 10 days to sign it, and it becomes law, or veto it, and send it back to Congress.If the President does not sign or veto the bill in 10 days, it becomes law without the Presidents signature, if Congress is in session. If the President does not sign or veto it in 10 days, and Congress is NOT in session, it is vetoed, called a pocket veto.
Can a bill become law without the President's signature?
Yes, after the President veto's a bill, it goes back to Congress and if they can get a 2/3 majority to vote for it then it becomes law.
How to prevent the president from increasing standing armies without the consent of congress?
The President can not spend money unless Congress appropriates it. The President can only ask Congress for what he wants. In the case of armies he might try to scare Congress into action by pointing out threats to national security. He has access to vast amounts of intelligence information which he can use to back up his requests.
What three choices does the President have when a signed bill reaches his desk?
There are actually four options: 1. Sign the bill into law. 2. Allow the bill to become law without his signature. If the President does not sign the bill or veto it within ten days, the bill becomes law without his signature. 3. Veto the bill. The President vetoes a bill by announcing he will not sign the bill and sending it back to Congress. Usually the President's veto message indicates his objection to the bill. A veto can be overridden with a two-thirds majority vote of each House of Congress. If the veto is overridden, the bill becomes law without the President's signature. If the two-thirds vote is not reached in both Houses, the bill dies. Congress can modify the vetoed bill and send back a new bill to the President for his signature. 4. Pocket veto. If there are fewer than ten days left in the legislative session before adjournment, the President can kill a bill simply by letting the legislative calendar expire without actually vetoing it. This allows the President the option of not having the bill overridden since Congress will be out of session. This procedure is called a pocket veto.
What is the origin of veto?
"veto" is Latin for " I forbid" . The word does not actually appear in the US Constitution but has come to refer to the action of a President sending a bill back to Congress with his objections instead of signing it into law.
