Political Science Pol Sci 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Presentment Clause, John Paul Stevens, Pork Barrel
12 Jun 2016
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Presentment clause lays out the procedures of law making (essentially the separation of powers needs congress and president to pass a law) a. i. 1. Every bill needs to pass the house of representatives and. Senate - bicameralism (both houses need to pass the same bill with the same wording) a. i. 2. Bill is then presented to the president (hence the. If he approves it he sings it, if he does not he returns it veto power a. i. 2. b. Congress has the ability to override a veto by the president once the bill gets returned after the president vetoes it a. i. 2. c. Do nothing (if congress is in session, it becomes a law if congress isn"t in session, the bill must be re- passed) a. ii. Bicameralism presentment sign bill cancel veto spending a. iii. Clinton v. city of new york (line-item veto example) a. iii. 1. Bill clinton removed ~450 million dollars of funding for a.
