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Congress can pass a vetoed bill with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses.

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Q: How can congress pass a bill over a presidential veto?
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Should Congress have the power to pass a bill over the presidents veto?

Congress DOES have the power to pass a bill into law over a Presidential veto.


Congress has the power to pass a bill over the presidential veto true of false?

Yes, if they have 2/3 votes.


What is the last bill passed by congress?

Congress doesn't pass laws. They pass Bills which do not become law until they are signed by the President OR congress votes to over-ride a Presidential veto.


What can congress do to a presidential veto if both houses pass a veto bill by a two thirds majority?

override


How many members of congress are needed to pass a bill after it has been after it has been vetoed by the president?

It requires two thirds of Congress to override a Presidential veto.


Can congress pass a bill in spite of the president's veto?

If the bill is vetoed, Congress has one more opportunity to pass the bill, by overriding the presidential veto. This requires two-thirds vote in favor of passage in both the Senate and the House, a margin substantially more difficult to achieve than the simple majority vote required prior to presidential veto.


What branch can pass laws over the president's veto?

Congress. If there is a 3/4 majority vote, Congress can override a presidential veto.


Can congress pass a law over the presidents veto?

Congress can pass a BILL over the President's veto making it a law.


What bill did congress pass to keep president Johnson from dismissing radical republican presidential appointments?

The Tenure of Office Act of 1867


The congress cannot pass a law over the presidents veto?

False. The Constitution gives Congress the ability to override a presidential veto, but only if at least 2/3 of the members of both the House and the Senate vote to do so. Otherwise, a presidential veto kills the bill.


What is a presidential veto and what can congress do about it?

A presidential veto is a procedure the president can use to express is disapproval of a particular bill presented to him for his signature. Congress can override his veto only by a two-thirds vote in both houses of congress.


How many congress members does it take to re pass a bill if the president disapproves?

No, he does not. To pass a bill over the president's objections requires a two-thirds vote in each Chamber, both House and Senate. This has happened very few times, but a Presidential veto is not final.