How can a president keep a bill from becoming a law?

Question

The alternatives are as follows a. Pocket veto a bill, b. line item veto the bill, c. Debate on the Senate floor and d. Override the bill.

Answer 1

[b]  Presidents do not have line-item veto power.  Most (all?) state governors do, but this only applies to specific items in a budget.

 

[c]  The president is not a member of the senate and would not participate in a senate debate.  Debate takes place before a bill is voted upon.

 

[d]  A presidential veto can be overridden by a 2/3 majority vote.

 

That leaves [a].  A pocket veto is when the president does not act on a bill before the legislative session ends.