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Before a bill is passed, the President can state his objection to it. He can threaten to veto it if it is passed. If the vote for the bill is expected to be close, just the threat of a veto may kill it.
Once a bill is passed by both houses of Congress, it is sent to the President. If he does not approve of it, he can veto it. This means he sends it back to the house in which originated with his objections. It will not become law unless 2/3 of the members of Congress approve it again. (The bill becomes law if he signs it or does nothing after he has had ten days to think about it. )
There is a special situation, called the pocket veto, which can let the President block a law without any action. This occurs only if the Congress adjourns before the President has had the required ten days to study the bill and the President fails to sign it.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoA president can veto a bill from Congress if he does not approve of it. A veto means he sends the bill back to the house where it originated with his objections. Congress can make the bill law despite the veto if they pass it again by a 2/3 favorable vote in both houses of Congress. Otherwise, the bill dies.
Also, if the president takes no action on a bill before the time for the president's action expires, and Congress is no longer in session at that time, the bill is automatically vetoed. That is referred to as a pocket veto.
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∙ 14y agohe uses a VETO
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∙ 11y agoVeto.
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What presidential action can stop a new bill?
Veto
What president said Dont stop thinking about tomorrow?
I think that would be President Bill Clinton.
Can the US president overturn a bipartisan bill i.e. if Republicans and Democrats say yes to a bill can the president veto or stop it from becoming a bill?
The president can veto any bill. However if there is enough support among both houses of Congress the veto can be overridden.
What year did Bill Clinton stop being president?
because he had not like being pesident
What are the ways a president can stop a bill from becoming law?
He can stop one with a veto and a pocket veto. A pocket veto is when he waits 10 days and allows the bill to wither away.
Who did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution give the power to take whatever action seemed necessary to stop aggression?
the president
Who did the gulf of tonkin resolution give the power take whatever action seemed necessary to stop aggression?
the president
Can a citizen veto a law?
No. Only the president can veto, but Congress can not send the law to him and that will stop it.
Was Bill Clinton a transactional or transformational president?
He was both! Now stop looking for an easy answer and go write your paper for your Leadership class!
The right or power of a president or governor to reject bill in the legislature?
the right or power of a president or governor to reject bills
What responsibility does the president have for the laws congress makes?
I will tell you the process for a bill to become a law. Citizens find a problem or a want and tells their representative. He then takes it to congress and they vote on it. If it passes, it goes to the president. That is called a bill. If it doesn't pass the whole thing is scraped. If the president doesn't like the bill it goes back to congress. They vote again and if so many people vote yes they over rule the president and it becomes a law. If they don't vote yes the whole bill is scraped. You can stop this early if the president says yes the first time around.
Should President Obama pardon Bill Cosby?
Yes. President Obama must pardon Cosby before the white media destroys his career. The President should also have Attorney General Holder and the IRS investigate these women and stop these racist allegations. Bill Cosby has been accused of sexual harrassment by white women.
