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The U.S. Constitution says that a president must return a vetoed bill to Congress within ten days (excluding Sundays) of receiving it for congressional reconsideration and possible override. If the president doesn't veto the bill, the bill automatically becomes law, unless Congress adjourns within those ten days and is out of session when those ten days are up - and thus is not there to receive the bill. Then, the bill simply dies, and the president gets his wish of a veto without having to actually veto the bill. Also, Congress can't override the pocket veto, because the bill is never returned to Congress for reconsideration.
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Suppose a bill arrives on the desk of the president of the US He decides on a pocket veto This will be possible for him only if?
The 'pocket veto' only works if Congress is within 10 days of adjourning.
What bill is dropped if congress adjourns?
The Pocket Veto The Pocket Veto
A pocket veto differs from a regular presidential veto in that the pocket veto?
A pocket veto is not a direct veto of a bill. Rather, it occurs when the president holds onto a bill, unsigned, until after Congress adjourns.
3 What four options does the President of the US have for handling a law?
Sign it, veto it, do a pocket veto.
What are the types of vetos for governors?
The two types of veto that can be carried out by the president are the "Pocket Veto" and the "Regular Veto." The Pocket Veto is where the president is given a bill, but fails to sign it within the ten days of the adjournment of Congress. The Pocket Veto is less common. The Regular Veto is one in which the president returns the bill back to Congress, with a message explaining his problems, reasons for return, and recommendations for revision. From there Congress may or may not fix it depending on it's actual importance.
The veto and pocket veto are two ways that the what can reject a bill?
The veto and the pocket veto are two ways that the _____ can reject a bill
Why might the President use a pocket veto?
what circumstances might the president use a pocket veto
What is the advantage of a pocket veto over a regular veto for a president?
For the president the advantage would be that pocket vetoes cannot be overridden by congress. The pocket vetoed bill simply disappears until it is started again in another session of congress. A normal veto can be overridden but only about 4% have been.
What is the term for ignoring a bill and letting it die?
That would be a 'Pocket' veto. The president/governor places it in the pocket and forgets about it.
If a bill arrives on the desk of the president of the US and it originated in the Senate A pocket veto will be possible for him only if what?
A pocket veto will be possible for the president only if Congress adjourns before the president has ten days to sign or veto the bill. If Congress adjourns during this period, the bill does not become law and is effectively vetoed.
What is the difference of a veto and a pocket veto?
To veto a bill, the executive returns it to the legislature with a list of objections. To perform a pocket veto, the executive simply fails to either return it or sign it, the effect of which is to veto the bill.
To pass a law despite a veto by the president?
Pocket veto
