Which of the Following Statements Is True of the President's

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the president's veto power? 

• A) If the president does not send a bill back to Congress after ten congressional working days, the bill is killed for that session of Congress. 
• B) Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote by the members present in each chamber.  
• C) The president can override a congressional veto by a two-thirds majority vote from his or her political party. 
• D) If the president signs a bill within ten congressional working days after the bill is submitted, it results in a pocket veto. 
• E) The result of a presidential veto override by Congress is that a bill is reintroduced in the next session of Congress.

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Definitions:

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