Which of the Following Is True of the Line-Item Veto

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the line-item veto power for the president?

• A)The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not authorize the line-item veto.
• B)The president may currently use the line-item veto but chooses to do so only rarely because veto bargaining makes it unnecessary.
• C)Presidents since Bill Clinton have made judicious use of the line-item veto to reduce pork-barrel spending in budgetary bills.
• D)The line-item veto can only be used in the last ten days that Congress is in session.
• E)The line-item veto is only allowed after Supreme Court review of the legislation

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Definitions:

Free-Rider Problem

A situation in which individuals consume more than their fair share of a public resource, or shoulder less than a fair share of the costs of its production, without contributing to its provision.

Coase Theorem

Under certain conditions, when externalities are present, private parties can arrive at the efficient solution without government involvement.

External Cost

External cost is a cost incurred by a third party who did not agree to the action that caused the cost, often seen in pollution or other forms of environmental impact.

MC

An abbreviation commonly used for "Marginal Cost," which refers to the additional cost incurred by producing one more unit of a good or service.