Author Question: Which statement about the legislature's power to override bills vetoed by the governor is incorrect? ... (Read 65 times)

Lisaclaire · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which statement about the legislature's power to override bills vetoed by the governor is incorrect?

A) It is difficult to override a veto.
B) The legislature has overridden a veto only once since World War II.
C) The veto gives the Texas governor a strong bargaining position with legislators.
D) The vast majority of bills are passed and sent to the governor during the early days of the session so that he or she has plenty of time to veto them.

Question 2

The legislature has the constitutional power to override the governor's veto

A) by a two-thirds vote.
B) by a simple majority.
C) by a three-fourths majority.
D) The legislature doesn't have this constitutional power.