When legislation is approved by Congress late in a session and that session ends prior to the 10 days the President is given to approve or deny bills, the President has the power to withhold any action on the bills and let them die from the lack of approval. What is this scenario called?
A. Heckler's Veto
B. Executive Order
C. Pocket Veto
D. Filibuster
Answer: C. Pocket Veto
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A) unions B) lobbyists C) universities D) the military
What role did George Washington play in the Constitutional Convention?
a. He represented the views of the Antifederalists. b. He was the chief negotiator of the three-fifths compromise. c. He presided over the meeting, but spoke little during deliberations. d. He did not attend the convention, though he supported the creation of a new constitution.
"Live Free or Die" is the state motto of ________________
a. Massachusetts b. Rhode Island c. Vermont d. New Hampshire
Why did Congress enact the War Powers Resolution?
a. to expand the powers of the president in the conduct of war b. to make Congress the sole actor in the conduct of war c. to limit the powers of the president in the conduct of war d. to require the secretary of defense to inform Congress whenever troops are deployed