When Presented with a Bill, the President Can Respond in All

question 6

Multiple Choice

When presented with a bill, the president can respond in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• A) signing the bill, as it is, into law.
• B) leaving the bill unsigned, in which case it will become law after ten days.
• C) exercising a pocket veto, whereby the president leaves the bill unsigned for ten days, in which case the bill dies if Congress goes out of session before those ten days expire.
• D) exercising a line-item veto, whereby the president agrees to certain provisions of the bill but crosses out others.
• E) vetoing the bill directly, in which case the bill is sent back to Congress for reconsideration.

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Definitions:

Irreversible

A process or event that cannot be undone or reversed once it has occurred.

Symbolic Function

Piaget’s term for ability to use mental representations (words, numbers, or images) to which a child has attached meaning.

Pretend Play

A form of play among children where they use their imagination to create scenarios, roles, and activities.

Object Permanence

Piaget’s term for the understanding that a person or object still exists when out of sight.