Question

1. which of the following scenarios cannot play out once a bill reaches the presidents desk?

a pocket veto
overriding a veto
vetoing the bill
signing the bill

Explanation:

When a bill reaches the president’s desk, the president can use a pocket veto (if Congress is adjourned), veto the bill, or sign the bill. Overriding a veto is done by Congress (House and Senate) with a supermajority vote, and this action does not occur when the bill is on the president’s desk (it happens after the president has vetoed the bill and sent it back to Congress). So overriding a veto is the scenario that cannot play out while the bill is at the president’s desk.

Answer:

B. overriding a veto