The President has how many days to act on a bill, excluding Sundays or holidays?

The President has how many days to act on a bill, excluding Sundays or holidays?

• A. 7 days
• B. 10 days
• C. 14 days
• D. 30 days

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that the President has a ten-day window to act on a bill, and Sundays and holidays don’t count toward that window. This time frame is the period used to sign or veto a bill after it has passed Congress. If the President signs or vetoes within those ten counted days, the bill is either enacted or rejected. If he does nothing while Congress is still in session, the bill becomes law automatically after the ten days. If Congress has adjourned during that period, the President can effectively kill the bill by not acting (a pocket veto). That ten-day period, excluding Sundays and holidays, is why ten days is the correct choice.

The main idea is that the President has a ten-day window to act on a bill, and Sundays and holidays don’t count toward that window. This time frame is the period used to sign or veto a bill after it has passed Congress. If the President signs or vetoes within those ten counted days, the bill is either enacted or rejected. If he does nothing while Congress is still in session, the bill becomes law automatically after the ten days. If Congress has adjourned during that period, the President can effectively kill the bill by not acting (a pocket veto). That ten-day period, excluding Sundays and holidays, is why ten days is the correct choice.