Checks and balances

A bill meets a veto

Imagine both houses of Congress pass a bill. The President returns it with objections, a decision called a veto. What can happen next?

An imagined federal lawmaking example, not a scene from the book.

Step 1 of 3: Choose

Can the bill still become law?

Choose one response
Constitutional source

National Archives, Constitution transcript, Article I, Section 7. This activity considers a returned bill, not the separate rules for a bill the President leaves unsigned.

Read Article I, Section 7 at the National Archives