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When a president lets a session with congress expire without signing a bill is called what?
pocket veto
What is the importance of the American dollar bill?
It lets us pay in America. you can't use it anywhere else in the world.
After a bill has gone through both houses of congress where does it go?
At this point, the bill is sent to the President. If he or she signs it, the bill becomes law. If the President vetoes the bill, it is sent back to congress. Now, it will take a 2/3 vote in both the Senate and House of Representatives to override the President's veto and make the bill a law. (It is very hard to get a 2/3 vote.) There is also a pocket veto where the President does nothing and just lets the bill die. (Look up pocket veto.)
Does the constitution says that a president may only serve 8 years?
Not exactly- it says that a president can only elected to two terms, but it lets a person who takes over another's term to still be elected to 2 terms, provided he did not serve for more than 2 years before he runs the first time.
Is American president answerable to the congress?
Yes. in the sense that the President must enforce the laws that Congress passes, collect only the taxes that Congress approves and spend the money that Congress appropriates. Congress can, using a complicated process, remove him from office if he violates the laws or is derelict in his duties. However, there is a balance of powers and the President has much power over Congress,. as well as a legal principle known as executive privilege, which lets him conceal many of his actions from Congress if he so chooses.
