The president was sent a bill that he did not really like, but he woul

The president was sent a bill that he did not really like, but he would have been unpopular if he vetoed it, so he did nothing. Which of the following best describes what will happen to the bill?

a. The bill is dead.
b. The bill returns to both houses to see if enough votes can be obtained to pass the bill even without the president signing the bill.
c. The bill becomes law.
d. The bill sits there until the president signs it or vetoes it.

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ANS: C
A bill that has been passed by the legislature goes to the president. The president may sign it so it becomes law; however, if he neither signs nor vetoes it, the bill becomes law by default.