Question

Read the passage and answer the following question(s).

The Lawmaking Process

Rolando is very concerned about the environment and likes to follow what actions the government is doing to protect it. He knows that Restoring Our Green Space Act is going to be introduced in the next session of Congress. If passed, the law would fund restoration and conservation projects by levying new taxes on major polluting industries. He is sure it will pass Congress but is not so sure that the president will sign it. Since Congress is in recess, he makes himself a diagram of how the proposed bill will become law.

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At which step did Rolando include an error in his diagram?

A.
Step I, because all bills raising revenue must originate in the Senate

B.
Step II, because only the chamber where the bill originated sends it to committee

C.
Step III, because both chambers maintain separate bills to present to the president

D.
Step IV, because overriding a veto requires a two-thirds majority vote

Answer 1

D.

Overriding a presidential veto requires a two‑thirds vote in both the House and the Senate, not a simple majority.