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What can the US congress do to make a bill a law if the president vetoes it?
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The bill that the President has vetoed must be passed with a 2/3 favorable vote in both houses of Congress in order to become law.
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How do the three branches check?
The Congress proposes bills that need to be signed into effect by the President. The President can either sign the bill into law or veto the bill. If the President vetoes the bill, Congress has a chance to override the veto and make the bill into law. The Judiciary branch can rule a law unconstitutional and thus render it useless.
After a bill has gone through both houses of congress where does it go?
At this point, the bill is sent to the President. If he or she signs it, the bill becomes law. If the President vetoes the bill, it is sent back to congress. Now, it will take a 2/3 vote in both the Senate and House of Representatives to override the President's veto and make the bill a law. (It is very hard to get a 2/3 vote.) There is also a pocket veto where the President does nothing and just lets the bill die. (Look up pocket veto.)
Which action best illustrates the system of checks and balances in the United States government?
When President proposes a bill, a congress (both House and Senate first have to approve it. Then the president can sign the bill into law or veto it. If he vetoes it, Congress can override the bill and make it a law. The Judicial branch, though, can declare it unconstitutional. War, or Treaties- President can make treaties and send troops, but Congress have to approve the treaty and war.
What can the president do with a bill sent to him by Congress?
president signs- bill becomes LAWpresident refuses to sign - bill becomes LAW if the Pres. keeps it ten dayspresident vetoes--- sends it back to congress unsigned in less than ten days. Congress now requires a 2/3 vote to make it law or else if dies.president uses "pocket veto"-- possible only if Congress adjourns before the President has had ten days to consider the bill, In this event , the bill dies if the President does not sign it.
If the bill is approved by members of just one house of congress what happens to it?
A bill has to pass through both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and then be signed off by the President, before it is law. If the President disagrees then a two/thirds majority in each of the two Houses can override the President's veto. Therefore if it just passes through one House it has failed.
What can congress do if the law is vetoed by the president?
If the President vetoes a bill, Congress can override the veto and make the bill law despite the veto by passing it again with a 2/3 favorable vote in both houses.
What is the word for when a president cancels a bill passed by congress?
"veto" is the term. If the President vetoes a bill passed by Congress, it must be passed by a 2/3 majority in both houses to make it law; otherwise it dies.
How do the three branches check?
The Congress proposes bills that need to be signed into effect by the President. The President can either sign the bill into law or veto the bill. If the President vetoes the bill, Congress has a chance to override the veto and make the bill into law. The Judiciary branch can rule a law unconstitutional and thus render it useless.
How many vetoes did president Grover Cleveland make?
President Cleveland cast 414 vetoes in his two terms. 304 were regular vetoes and 110 were pocket vetoes, made when Congress was not in session. Only two of his vetoes were overridden.
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.
How the president is involved with the process of how a bill becomes of law?
THe President can make a bill that has passed Congress into a law by signing it. It also becomes law in 10 days if he does not sign it, unless Congress adjourns in less than 10 days after giving him the bill.
Do congress make laws?
The Constitution also guarantees "checks and balances." The President, a member of the executive branch, gets to decide whether to sign the bill into law or veto it. If he signs it, then the bill is law. If he vetoes it, then the Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds majority and the bill will become law.
Suppose a bill arrives on the desk of the president of US that originated in the Senate. A pocket veto is an option only if?
The president can keep the bill "in his pocket" until it is too late to be dealt with in the current legislative session. If he vetoes it instead, Congress can override it and make it into law without introducing new legislation.
After a bill has gone through both houses of congress where does it go?
At this point, the bill is sent to the President. If he or she signs it, the bill becomes law. If the President vetoes the bill, it is sent back to congress. Now, it will take a 2/3 vote in both the Senate and House of Representatives to override the President's veto and make the bill a law. (It is very hard to get a 2/3 vote.) There is also a pocket veto where the President does nothing and just lets the bill die. (Look up pocket veto.)
How does a bill become a law without the signature of the president?
If a president vetoes a bill, the congress can override the veto by voting in favor of it, with a two-thirds majority, in both houses. There is a link below to an article on veto overrides.
Which action best illustrates the system of checks and balances in the United States government?
When President proposes a bill, a congress (both House and Senate first have to approve it. Then the president can sign the bill into law or veto it. If he vetoes it, Congress can override the bill and make it a law. The Judicial branch, though, can declare it unconstitutional. War, or Treaties- President can make treaties and send troops, but Congress have to approve the treaty and war.
How do you make the word veto plural?
Vetoes. EX: The president made multiple vetoes.
