Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET December 2014 Political Science
Pocket veto, the President's message to the Federal Legislature, the caucus system and pigeonholing a bill are parts of the constitutional practice of
AThe Indian political system
BThe American political system ✓ Correct
CThe Swiss political system
DThe British political system
Correct answer: (B) The American political system — Pocket veto, the President's message, the caucus and pigeonholing belong to the American political system, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Pocket veto, the President's message, the caucus and pigeonholing belong to the American political system, so that is the answer.
★Pocket veto occurs when the President neither signs nor returns a bill within ten days and Congress adjourns.
★The President's message lets the executive explain the rationale behind legislation.
★The caucus is a meeting of party members to choose candidates or decide policy.
★Pigeonholing lets a committee chair kill a bill by simply ignoring it.
★These devices are features of the United States Congress and presidency.
★They do not belong to the Indian, Swiss or British constitutional practice.
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