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What happens to a bill that the president allows to sit on his desk unsigned for ten days?
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It goes into action but it is not a law
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What are the three things the President can do with a bill sent to him for his approval?
The President can sign the bill into law, can veto it, or can leave it unsigned until it expires. (The latter is called a "pocket veto".)
What responses can a president make to a bill?
He can sign it, refuse to sign it or send it back to Congress unsigned with his objections.
What happens to a bill does not agree with the President?
If the president does not agree with a bill he/she can return it.
What term describes a bill that is passed by Congress within ten days of the end of its session and that the president leaves unsigned?
That bill has been "pocket-vetoed."
What happens when the president vetoes a bill?
The bill dies. However, the bill can still become a law if Congress overrides the veto with a 2/3 vote. If the president initially does nothing, no signature or veto, the bill automatically becomes law after 10 days, excluding Sundays, if Congress is still in session. If after 10 days Congress is NOT in session, then the bill dies. This is called a pocket veto.
What happens to the bill once it was voted?
the bill is sent to the president
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.
What happens to a bill when its given to the president and he does not act on it in 10 days?
The president is fired
What happens if the president veto bills?
it kills the bill
What is it called when a president signs a bill into a law?
The president of the US can return a bill, unsigned, to Congress with a statement of his objections. This is called a veto.The president has ten days, not including Sundays, to decide whether to sign or veto a bill. If he takes no action, after ten days the bill automatically becomes law, whether the president signs it or not.However, if the president does not sign a bill and Congress adjourns before the ten day period is up, the bill does not become law. This is called a 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.
What happens to a bill if the president signs a bill to congress during the time allowed?
the bill becomes the law
