A suspensive veto is
a. a power, often given to the upper house of a bicameral legislature, to delay enactment of legislation but not prevent it.
b. the requirement that bills must pass both house of a bicameral legislature to become law.
c. the ability of one house of the legislature to adjourn without acting on legislation passed by the other chamber, preventing that legislation from passing.
d. the ability of a chief executive to disband the legislature before it passes a bill the executive does not want.
e. the ability of a chief executive to not sign a bill passed by the legislature, which, if it occurs after the legislature adjourns, kills the bill.
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