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In the United States, the President has 10 days in which to consider legislation. He can sign it, veto it, or do nothing.
- If he signs it, it becomes law.
- If he formally vetoes it, it goes back to Congress, which can attempt to override the veto
- If he keeps the bill for 10 days without signing it, it becomes law without his signature except that if Congress has adjourned in that period, and bill return is not possible (Congress normally designates agents to receive veto and other messages, making bill return possible when Congress is not in session, except at the end of a two-year congress), he can just put it "in his pocket" and therefore veto the bill. This method of killing legislation is called the pocket veto, and became an issue because no definition of "adjournment" was placed in the Constitution.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 6y agoWhen a bill is sent to the President, he can sign it, or veto it. Or he can decide to do nothing with it. In effect, he "put it in his pocket". A veto can be subject to an override vote, a pocket veto cannot.
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∙ 11y agoa veto resulting from the prisidents inaction
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∙ 11y agoa veto resulting from the prisidents inaction
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∙ 11y agoThe president does not approve or veto a bill for 10 days. He does nothing and it becomes a pocket veto.
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What bill is dropped if congress adjourns?
The Pocket Veto The 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.
3 What four options does the President of the US have for handling a law?
Sign it, veto it, do a pocket veto.
The veto and pocket veto are two ways that the what can reject a bill?
The veto and the pocket veto are two ways that the _____ can reject a bill
Why might the President use a pocket veto?
what circumstances might the president use a pocket veto
What is the term for ignoring a bill and letting it die?
That would be a 'Pocket' veto. The president/governor places it in the pocket and forgets about it.
What are the types of vetos for governors?
The two types of veto that can be carried out by the president are the "Pocket Veto" and the "Regular Veto." The Pocket Veto is where the president is given a bill, but fails to sign it within the ten days of the adjournment of Congress. The Pocket Veto is less common. The Regular Veto is one in which the president returns the bill back to Congress, with a message explaining his problems, reasons for return, and recommendations for revision. From there Congress may or may not fix it depending on it's actual importance.
What is the difference of a veto and a pocket veto?
To veto a bill, the executive returns it to the legislature with a list of objections. To perform a pocket veto, the executive simply fails to either return it or sign it, the effect of which is to veto the bill.
To pass a law despite a veto by the president?
Pocket veto
Uses pocket veto?
The President is the one that can use a pocket veto. This type of veto happens if Congress adjourns within the 10-day period the President has to pass or veto the bill.
What are three choices the presidend have when a bills is presented to him for signature?
Sign it, veto it, allow a pocket veto ( let it sit for 10 days and it becomes a pocket veto)
Are there any differences in the effects of the pocket veto and a normal veto?
yes
