The president may refuse to act upon or sign a bill with which he/she is opposed. If Congress passes a bill and sends it to the president within ten days of the end of a congressional session and the president does not act on the bill, then the bill does not become law. This procedure is known as

a. the pocket veto.
b. a presidential override.
c. a filibuster.
d. cloture.
e. presidential oversight.

ANS: A

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