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Difficulty: MediumLegislative Functions, Law-Making Process, and Controls

When a President in a presidential constitutional system refuses to sign a bill passed by both chambers of the legislature within the constitutionally stipulated thirty-day period, which of the following procedures allows the legislature to override the executive veto and enact the bill into law?

  1. Passing the bill again in both legislative chambers by a two-thirds majority voteAnswer
  2. B
    Submitting the bill directly to the Supreme Court for automatic judicial ratification
  3. C
    Re-introducing the proposal as a Private Member's Bill in the subsequent legislative session
  4. D
    Conducting a simple majority vote in a joint sitting of the executive cabinet and parliament

Answer

Passing the bill again in both legislative chambers by a two-thirds majority vote
Under constitutional presidential systems, the power of the purse and legislative sovereignty are safeguarded through the veto override mechanism. If the head of state refuses to assent to a bill within 30 days, the legislature can enact the bill into law by re-passing it with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the constitutional mechanism for resolving executive non-assent to passed legislation.
Recognize that executive non-assent within the stipulated timeframe constitutes an executive veto.
Constitutional checks and balances prevent executive obstruction of legislative law-making authority.
2
Determine the legal requirement for overriding an executive veto.
A two-thirds supermajority vote in both legislative chambers is required.
The constitution mandates a higher voting threshold than a simple majority to enact legislation over executive objection.

Key Concept

Veto Override and Legislative Checks on the Executive
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