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What is a method exercised by the president after congress has adjourned to prevent a bill from becoming law?
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∙ 8y ago
You are probably thinking of the "pocket veto." Unlike the regular presidential veto, which can occur any time within ten days of legislation that congress passed, and can then potentially be overridden by congress, the pocket veto can only occur if the president fails to sign a bill after congress has adjourned and is thus unable to override that veto. Authority for the "pocket veto" comes from Article 1, section 7 of the Constitution, which says, "the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case, it shall not be law."
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∙ 8y agoThe Presidential Veto.
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What is the difference in the effects between a pocket veto and a normal veto registered by the president?
With a "regular" veto, the president prevents it from becoming a law by withholding his signature and returning it to Congress; with a pocket veto he also withholds his signature, but does so when Congress has adjourned and has not designated a legal agent to receive veto or other messages (as at the end of a two-year congress). This is a pocket veto, and the bill dies after 10 days of being submitted to the president. A pocket veto applies only when the Congress is not in session.
If a bill arrives on the desk of the President of the US that originated in the Senate and he decides on a pocket veto Under what conditions would this be possible?
A "pocket veto" is only possible if1) Congress is about to adjourn, and2) bill return is not possible.This presupposes circumstances where Congress has adjourned, but bill return is possible. For many decades, presidents have returned vetoed bills to Congress when it had adjourned. This is allowable because Congress designates legal agents to receive veto messages and other communications. The practice was upheld by the Supreme Court in the 1938 case of Wright v. U.S. The President has 10 days to return a bill to the Congress as vetoed. Once Congress has adjourned, some presidents have argued, the bill can be considered unable to be returned for action.The President's use of this tactic has never been fully tested. The legal confusion is caused by the wording in the Constitution, which does not specify the length or type of adjournment to which this applies.
What did George Washington do for a living after becoming the president?
He was politician in United States Congress, after that he was drawn to be president.
Who where the presidents who served in congress before becoming president of the US?
James Madison was in Congress before he became the fourth president of the united states of america.
What is the only part of lawmaking process that involves the president?
The President is supposed to recommend to Congress what new legislation he/she believes is needed, and after the House and Senate pass a bill, it is up to the President to either sign (accept) it or veto (reject) it. However, Congress is not obligated to follow the President's recommendations, and if the President fails to sign or veto a bill within ten days of receiving it (excluding Sundays), it automatically becomes a law if Congress is still in session at that time, and it automatically dies if Congress has adjourned by then. Congress can also override a President's veto with the support of two thirds of both Houses.
How long does the president have to act upon a bill from congress?
He has ten days to approve it or veto it. If he does nothing, it becomes law unless Congress has adjourned during these ten days. In this latter case, the bill is effectively vetoed , the so-called pocket veto.
Should the president fail to sign a piece of legislation and Congress has adjourned within a certain amount of days the bill is automatically killed The process of indirect rejection is known as what?
It's called a pocket veto.
Should the president fail to sign a piece of legislation and congress has adjourned within a certain amount of days the bill is automatically killed. The process of indirect rejection is known as a?
It's called a pocket veto.
What did James A. Garfield have experience in the gov before becoming president?
He served in the US Congress for nine terms before he was elected President.
How can the president check congress in regards to a bill?
If the president does not like proposed legislation he can make his thoughts known to leaders in congress and threaten to veto it. If the bill passes anyway, he can veto it - send it back to congress with his objections.
If Congress adjourns during a period he president can kill the bill by doing nothing what is this known as?
This is a reference to a pocket veto. A pocket veto is a presidential veto, but of a particular type. There are two types of vetoes: a regular or return veto, when the president sends a bill, along with his objections, back to Congress (which can override by 2/3 vote of both houses). A pocket veto only comes in to play when Congress by its adjournment prevents return of the bill. Under these circumstances, if Congress is a) adjourned, and b) bill return is not possible (bill return is possible when Congress designates an agent to receive veto messages and other communications), and if the president withholds his signature, the bill dies instead of becoming law. That is the pocket veto. (If the president neither signs nor vetoes a bill when Congress is in session, the bill becomes law without his signature after 10 days.)
What happens if congress has adjourned but the president wishes to declare war?
Only Congress, according to the Constitution, has the power to declare war. Under the War Powers Act the president can send troops into battle, but then he must inform Congress, within 90 days, of his action and get their approval. Presidents usually use the Commander-in-Chief power (Article II, Section 2) in the Constitution as authority to send troops into a fighting situation.
