Which of the following was true of the line-item veto power, as approved by Congress in the mid-1990s, while Bill Clinton was president?
A) The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution did not authorize the line-item veto.
B) Clinton vetoed the line-item veto bill, and Congress failed to override his decision.
C) Clinton made egregious use of the line-item veto, leading an opposing Republican Congress to soon strip him of this power.
D) George W.Bush rarely used the line-item veto, and Obama opposed it, leading Congress to finally get rid of it.
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