Presidential Veto and Congressional Override

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1. Within what period after receiving a bill must the President communicate a veto to the House where it originated?
2. What vote is required in each House to override a presidential veto?
3. The Constitution expressly permits a presidential veto of particular items in which bills?
4. The President receives a bill and does not communicate a veto to the originating House within thirty days. No other def…
5. A general appropriations bill contains two genuine, separate items: a specified amount for a clinic and a specified amo…
6. An ordinary bill regulating professional licensing reaches the President. It is not an appropriation, revenue or tariff…
7. A general appropriations bill includes a provision that has no connection to any particular appropriation. Instead, it …
8. A vetoed bill receives two-thirds of all House members' votes to override, but only a simple majority of all senators. …
9. Explain the difference between the ordinary veto and the item veto. Does the existence of item veto allow the President…
10. A presidential adviser claims that failure to sign a bill means it can never become law. Assume the bill was properly p…
11. To which chamber must the President return a vetoed bill with objections under Article VI, Section 27(1)?
12. What must be entered at large in the originating House’s Journal when a bill is returned with a presidential veto?