When the President Takes No Action on a Bill for Over

question 59

Multiple Choice

When the president takes no action on a bill for over 10 days, and Congress is in session, what happens to the bill?

• A) It dies, since the president has vetoed it in effect.
• B) It passes, only without express presidential approval via a signature.
• C) The bill passes after the executive and Congress iron out differences over the legislation.
• D) It survives, but Congress must reconsider it in the context of presidential statements on the legislation.

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Definitions:

Antibody-Mediated Immunity

Immune response that involves B cells that produce antibodies to neutralize pathogens.

Nonspecific Cell Responses

Cellular reactions that are not tailored to any particular type of pathogen but instead provide a broad defense against a range of infectious agents.

Lymphocytes

A subtype of white blood cell found in the immune system, involved in protecting the body from infection and disease.

Dendritic Cells

Immune cells that process antigen material and present it on the surface to other cells of the immune system, key for initiating a T-cell response.