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Practice question: Presidential Veto and Congressional Override

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Practice question

The President receives a bill and does not communicate a veto to the originating House within thirty days. No other defect in passage is asserted. What consequence does Article VI, Section 27(1) prescribe?
  1. The bill becomes law as if signed
  2. The bill automatically fails
  3. The originating House must begin again at first reading
  4. The Supreme Court must sign it
  5. The bill remains indefinitely pending

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Section 27: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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