American Government — System of Government · Question 39 of 128
How can the President's veto be overridden?
Practice answer: By a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress
Why this is the answer
Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. A simple majority is not enough.
On the 2026 citizenship test, a USCIS officer asks up to 20 questions from the official 128-question pool — answering 12 correctly passes.
Study translations and question index
Practice index: 39. This is not the official 2025 syllabus question number. Translation indices share the same practice ID and answer-option order.
Español — practice:39:es
¿Cómo se puede anular el veto del Presidente?
Por un voto de dos tercios en ambas cámaras del Congreso
العربية — practice:39:ar
كيف يمكن تجاوز حق النقض للرئيس؟
بتصويت الثلثين في كلا مجلسي الكونغرس
Official syllabus and legal sources
M-1778 (09/25) — 2025 USCIS syllabus. Retrieved 2026-10-15. Check current USCIS answers.
- 8 U.S.C. § 1423 — English, history and civics requirements
- 8 C.F.R. § 312.2 — Knowledge of history and government
These laws establish testing requirements; they are not individual legal advice or a citation for every historical answer. Practice questions and study translations are editorial learning aids, not official USCIS translations. Confirm the test version that applies to your filing date.
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