Civics_Ch4_bill-president

=**Correct! It goes to the President**= The bill doesn't become a law until the President signs the bill. Then it is law. The President also has the power to reject the bill. This is called a veto. If the President were to veto the bill, it would go back to the Congress. If 2/3 of the entire Congress voted to override the President's veto, the bill would still become a law. However, if 2/3 of the entire Congress (House and Senate) doesn't vote to override the President's veto, then the bill dies. The President has a third option, which is to do nothing with the bill. If Congress stays in session and the President does nothing, then the bill automatically becomes a law. If Congress does not stay in session and the President does nothing, then the bill dies by what is called a Pocket Veto. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST COMPLETED THE 7TH BULLET

As you can see, the lawmaking process is long with numerous steps. There are many obstacles for the bill to become a law. The reason for this is that when our Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution, they didn't want laws to be easily passed or changed. They wanted a lawmaking system that made sure only the best laws for the good of the whole nation were passed, not just laws that benefitted only a few people. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST COMPLETED THE 8TH BULLET

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