Congress can ______a presidential veto of its legislation
A.override
B.overwhelm
C.overthrow
D.overcome
A.override
B.overwhelm
C.overthrow
D.overcome
A、Yes, he does. But Congress can still pass the law if 2/3of its members present vote for passing it.
B、No, he does not.
C、Yes, he does. He can veto it by waiting for 10 days without signing it.
D、No, he cannot veto it. But he can ask Congress to revise it.
A、two-thirds
B、three-fourths
C、single majority
D、four-fifths
A.Introducing a new bill
B.The support of a two thirds majority
C.The support of either house
D.Impeaching the President
To override the President's veto, the US Congress must have a ______ majority.
A.3/4
B.2/3
C.2011-1-2
D.2011-3-5
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A.How the President proposes new laws.
B.How a bill is passed by lawmakers in Congress.
C.How the President can reject a proposed law.
D.How lawmakers can force the President to sign a bill.
A、The Judicial branch can review the laws passed by Congress or executive orders issued by President.
B、The judicial branch is restrained by Congress who has the power to create and eliminate lower federal courts.
C、The President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, has the right to appoint the justices of the Supreme Court.
D、The President can veto laws passed by Congress by letting 10 days pass without signing it.
For example, the United Nations Security Council 【C2】______ five permanent members, the United States, China, Britain, France and Russia. 【C3】______ can use the veto to block action by the whole group. Britain and France did this in 1956. They vetoed a resolution 【C4】______ Israel to withdraw its forces from Egyptian territory.
The most 【C5】______ use of the veto is by an executive over the legislative in a government with a president. The United States Constitution 【C6】______ such a veto. The 【C7】______ also says a president's veto can be changed by a second vote of Congress. This is called overriding the president's veto. For a bill to become law, 【C8】______ of the members of both houses of Congress 【C9】______vote to override the president's veto. Throughout American history, presidents 【C10】______ more than 2 500 congressional bills. Congress has been able to override the president's veto 【C11】______ 104 times. Presidents in the late 1800s and early 1700s did not use the veto frequently.
In the 1940s,President Franklin Roosevelt vetoed more than 600 bills. But he was president for 12 years, much longer than anyone else. More recently, President Ronald Reagan vetoed 【C12】______ in his eight years in office. And George Bush vetoed 44 bills in four years.
Today, Congress is approving bills designed to 【C13】______ the size and cost of the federal government. President Clinton does not 【C14】______ all the congressional plans. He has different ideas about 【C15】______ parts of government should be cut and by how much. He already vetoed at least one of these bills.
【C1】______
A.accept
B.block
C.promote
D.challenge
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