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What must the President do to prevent a bill passed by congress from becoming law.?
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∙ 15y ago
To make a bill a law, the president signs it. However, if the president takes no action before the time for the president's action expires, and Congress is still in session, the bill automatically becomes law.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agothe president must veto it before it is passed as a law.
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How does the president prevent a bill passed by congress?
He vetoes the bill.
Why does congress have powers that the president doesn't?
All branches of law have different powers. This is to prevent any one branch from becoming more powerful than the others. Also, Congress has the power to create statutory law. The President is one man, and if he made statutory law it would be more likely to be a law he wants passed instead of one that the people want passed.
What checks does congress have on the powers of the president?
the congress can veto a law the president passed
What did the Tonkin Gulf Resolution give to the President?
Congress passed this resolution which gave President Johnson whatever measures were necessary to prevent harm to US ships.
What does 'VETO' mean?
It is Latin for "I forbid". The president and state governors have the power to veto legislation, which means to reject it -- prevent it from becoming law.
What is a Bill mean in the Constitution?
In government a bill is a proposal that is considered for becoming a law. If a bill is passed by Congress and signed by the president it becomes a law.
What can the president do to prevent a bill from becoming a law?
Before a law is passed, he can inform members of Congress that he is against it. He can reward his supporters by campaigning for them and throwing federal money into their districts or states. He punish those who fail to support him by blocking federal money from their districts. After a law is passed he can veto it. This means he refuses to sign it into law and sends it back to Congress with his objections.
What is the presidents act of saying no to a bill from Congress?
The President of the US has the duty to prevent laws passed by Congress from going into effect by using his powers to veto.
What did congress do to prevent a in presidential elections?
they ask the house of representatives to vote Congress passed the Twelfth Amendment, in 1803. The amendment requires electors to vote for the president and vice president on separate ballots. The amendment was ratified in 1804.
Does the president have the power to vote out a bill presented to him to be passed into law by congress?
Yes. "voting out" is known as vetoing. The President can eject a bill and send it back to Congress without it becoming law. Congress can still pass it over his veto via a 2/3 vote.
An act of congress which has been signed by the president or passed over his veto?
Laws are acts that are signed by the president of passed by Congress over his veto.
What is a method exercised by the president after congress has adjourned to prevent a bill from becoming law?
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."
