Question

The president of the United States wants to reject a bill that has been passed by both houses of Congress but does not want to publicly veto the bill outright. The current session of Congress is scheduled to end in five days. What option can the president use?

A. Pocket veto

B. override

C. Veto

D. Roll call

Answer 1

C

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Answer 2

The president can use a pocket veto to reject a bill without publicly vetoing it.

Step-by-step explanation:

The option that the president can use to reject a bill that has been passed by both houses of Congress without publicly vetoing the bill is the pocket veto. A pocket veto occurs when the president does not sign the bill within the last 10 days of a session of Congress and Congress adjourns during that period. The bill is essentially killed and does not become law.

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