Pocket veto
Chapter 9 of the CLEP American Government study guide on Effortless Math covers Pocket veto: the key terms, the core ideas, and worked examples showing how this topic is tested on the exam.
CLEP American Government, Chapter 9
Pocket veto
If the president does not sign a bill within ten days excluding Sundays and congressional adjournment prevents return, the bill fails through a pocket veto. Unlike a regular veto, it cannot be overridden because the bill is not returned.
Two conditions must coincide: the president withholds a signature through the ten-day period, and congressional adjournment prevents return. Inaction alone is insufficient. When return remains possible, the same passage of time produces law without a signature.
The pocket veto ends the bill because Congress receives no returned measure on which to vote. Legislators must begin again with new legislation rather than attempt an override. This consequence makes the nature and timing of the adjournment central.
A scenario should be analyzed from constitutional facts, not the president's label. Ask when the bill was presented, count ten days excluding Sundays, and determine whether Congress had an authorized means to receive a return.
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