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vetoes the bill by refusing to sign it and sending it back to the house of
origin with his reasons for the veto.
The objections are read and debated and a roll- call vote is taken. If
the bill receives less than a two-thirds (2/3) vote, it is defeated. But if it
receives a two- thirds vote or greater, it is sent to the other house for a
vote. If that house also passed it by two-thirds vote, the president’s veto is
overridden, and the bill becomes a law.
If the president desires neither to sign nor to veto the bill, he may
retain it for ten days, after this time it automatically becomes a law
without signature. However, if the Congress has adjourned within those
ten days, the bill automatically killed, that process of indirect rejection
being known as a pocket veto.

Task 3. Answer the following questions.
1. What does the legislative branch consist of?
2. What body has the power to introduce legislation?
3. Who offers legislation for consideration?
4. How many readings must bills have in each house in order
to pass the Legislature?
5. What is the first reading of a bill?
6. In what case is the bill sent to the floor of the house?
7. What is the second reading?
8. What is the time for debate in the House of Representatives
limited by?
9. What is the third reading?
10. When does the bill go to the other house of
Congress?
11. In what case must a joint congressional committee
be appointed?
12. What is the bill sent to the President for?
13. What does “to override the President veto” mean?
14. In what case does the bill automatically become a
law?
15. What is “a pocket veto”?

Task 4. Pick out from the text all the word combinations with the
following words and give their Ukrainian equivalents.
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