If he does not approve, he must return the bill, unsigned, within ten days, excluding Sundays, to the house of the United States Congress in which it originated, while the Congress is in session.
There are numerous pictures of Lincoln all over the web, and his portrait is on the Five Dollar Bill.
Override
if the president vetos (or refuses to sign a bill) 2/3 of the senate can over ride it.
Override.
If a president says no to a bill, it's called a veto. Then after that, he has to send it to Congress which is the Judical Branch. Then Congress looks over the bill, and they can override the bill and it can still be passed.
The president has a few jobs. The president had to look over America.
If the President vetoes a bill, it can be passed over his objection by a vote of 2/3 of each house of Congress. This is known as "overriding" the President's veto, and in this case, the bill becomes law even without the President's veto.
Bill Clinton.
Original person's answer: Basically, the president can convince congress to pass a bill, and the president can then sign the bill into a law. My answer: The president can veto or sign the bill.
No- he does not have to sign a bill passed over his veto.
The veto power of the President allows him to reject a bill proposed by the legislative branch of government. By refusing to sign it, the bill does not become a law.
Big Bill was William Howard Taft, who at over 300 pounds was certainly big and his name was Bill.