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AP US Government

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What can the Congress do after President Grande vetoed their law banning the placing of President Grande posters in bedrooms?
  1. Nothing. Once the president vetoes a law, it is dead forever.
  2. Order the United States Army to burn all existing posters of President Grande.
  3. Pass the same law again because the Constitution says that the president can’t veto the same law twice.
  4. Overturn the veto with a 2/3 majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  5. Fire President Grande’s entire cabinet in retaliation.
Explanation
Answer: D - Any presidential veto can be overridden by a 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress. Getting that many votes is unusual, so most of the time a president’s veto stands. But, presidents don’t like taking the political risk of losing a veto override vote, so what usually happens is something called “veto bargaining”. The President threatens a veto and then Congress will choose to either drop the matter or negotiate with the President so that he will agree to sign the law.
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