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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