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How can congress pass a bill over a presidential veto?
Congress can pass a vetoed bill with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses.
What proportion for both houses of congress must vote in favor of a bill in order to override a president's veto?
2/3rds of congress must vote to override
Can a bill be passed if it is vetoed?
It has to be passed by both houses of Congress before it can be vetoed by the President. In most cases, Congress may then re-consider the bill and if it is then passed by a 2/3 vote in each house, it will become law.
What can the US congress do to make a bill a law if the president vetoes it?
The bill that the President has vetoed must be passed with a 2/3 favorable vote in both houses of Congress in order to become law.
When can the content of a bill be changed?
The content of a bill can be changed at any time until it is approved by both houses of Congress. At that time it is sent to the president for approval. If the president vetoes the bill, it is again subject to change.
What roles do both houses of congress play in the introduction of a new bill?
When a new bill is to be passed, both the parties of the congress are made to vote. If the number of votes are high, the bill is passed.
When a bill passes in both houses of Congress to whom is the bill sent for final approval?
After a bill passes both Houses of Congress it goes to the President for the final signature.
Where do bill go if both houses of congress approve the bill?
The president
What term refers to a bill that both houses of Congress have passed?
It is an act
When can a bill be sent to president for approval?
After it passes both houses of congress.
How can congress pass a bill over a presidential veto?
Congress can pass a vetoed bill with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses.
How does a bill become a law in both houses of congress?
If both houses of Congress pass the bill, it is sent to the President. If the president signs it, is becomes the law. If the President does not sign it, or actively vetoes it, it goes back to Congress. If it is passed by both houses of Congress again, it automatically becomes law, although override of a President's veto is realtively uncommon.
If both houses of congress approve a bill and send it to the president for her signature what can the president do to reject that bill?
Veto it.
What houses have to pass a bill?
The Senate and the House of Representatives, together called the Congress.
What happens after both houses of congress approve a bill by a majority vote?
The Bill is then sent to the president for his signature or veto.
What checks does the president do on the congress?
the president can veto any bill passed by congress, which requires 2/3 of both houses to override
When congress still makes a law when the president has rejected a bill?
This is called overriding the president's veto. An override requires that 2/3 of both houses of Congress vote for the bill.
