Practice question
A bill regulating a national program reaches the President. The President returns it with objections. Both Houses then separately muster the constitutionally required two-thirds vote of all their members to override. The President announces that, because the executive branch disagrees with the policy, no agency will implement the resulting law. No court has restrained the law, and no constitutional violation has been identified. Which analysis best describes the checks and balances involved?
- The override completes the prescribed legislative check, and policy disagreement alone does not excuse faithful execution
- The President may demand a second override before implementation
- The law remains ineffective until the President signs it despite the override
- The executive may replace the statute with its preferred proposal
- The override authorizes Congress to assume daily administration of the program
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Section 27(1). https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 17. https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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