Amendment Process Confused With Veto Override
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Subject distribution
- Constitutional Law1
Example wrong choices
14352_mercy_timing_act · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice Bconstitutional, because Congress enacted it over the President's veto by a two-thirds vote of each house.
Why it's attractive
The answer talks about how the bill passed, not whether Congress may regulate presidential pardons.
Why it's wrong
The answer talks about how the bill passed, not whether Congress may regulate presidential pardons.
14352_mercy_timing_act · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice Cunconstitutional, because a presidential veto based on constitutional objections may be overridden only after ratification by three-fourths of the states.
Why it's attractive
The three-fourths-states requirement belongs to amendments, not veto overrides.
Why it's wrong
The three-fourths-states requirement belongs to amendments, not veto overrides.
14352_mercy_timing_act · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice Dconstitutional, because the Necessary and Proper Clause permits Congress to set conditions for carrying federal criminal sentences into effect.
Why it's attractive
The answer gives Congress a power to manage something assigned to the President.
Why it's wrong
The answer gives Congress a power to manage something assigned to the President.
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