Question

What happens when a president does not return a bill in 10 days and what is the exception to that rule?.

Answer 1

The president has ten days (excluding Sundays) to sign a bill passed by Congress. ... If this occurs, the bill becomes law over the President's objections. A pocket veto occurs when Congress adjourns during the ten days. The president cannot return the bill to Congress.

Step-by-step explanation:

Under the usual practice, some bills are considered presented as given to the president. which is when sometimes the president has gone abroad and then the white house will hold the document until the president returns

Answer 2

Under the Constitution, if the President neither signs nor returns a bill within 10 days (Sundays excepted) it becomes law as if he had signed it unless Congress by its adjournment ''prevents its return. ''