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Can the president veto legislation passed by both houses of congress?
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∙ 9y ago
Bills can't be passed without the president's involvement on some level. The president signs it, or vetoes it. If Congress over-rides the veto, the bill becomes law no matter what the president does. In that case the president cannot exercize another veto.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe president can veto legislation that comes from the Senate. The Senate has the ability to kill legislation that comes to them from the House.
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∙ 12y agoYes the president CAN veto acts passed by Congress
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∙ 14y agoyes he can
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What power does president have under legislation?
The president can veto legislation passed by Congress. Bills that are vetoed musst be passed by 2/3 favorable vote in both houses of Congress or they die and not become law. The President can also lobby and/or "twist arms" to get legistlation passed. He can reward helpful Congressmen in several ways and can punish those who do not go alongin similar fashion.
What is the veto power of president?
Every legislation or the enactment passed in the congress require an assent of the president to come into force. Veto power is the power of the president to send back the legislation or the enactment passed in the congress. Once it is sent back it requires to be passed with the majority of the votes of members of the congress.
What implement legislation?
Legislation is implemented after it is passed by both houses and signed by the president. At that point, it becomes the law of the land.
President checks congress by?
He can veto a bill proposed by Congress. Then again, Congress can check the President by overriding the veto with a 2/3 majority vote from both houses.
What does the president vetoed the legislation mean?
It means that the President has not accepted the legislation even though it was passed by the Entire House of Representatives. The Veto can be over ridden by a 2/3rds majority of the Congress- Then the legislation is passed into law.
What checks does the president do on the congress?
the president can veto any bill passed by congress, which requires 2/3 of both houses to override
What is a power the executive branch has over legislative branch?
The President can veto legislation passed by Congress
Legislation passed by Congress to counteract the Black Codes but was vetoed by President Johnson?
A civil rights act
How does a bill become a law in both houses of congress?
If both houses of Congress pass the bill, it is sent to the President. If the president signs it, is becomes the law. If the President does not sign it, or actively vetoes it, it goes back to Congress. If it is passed by both houses of Congress again, it automatically becomes law, although override of a President's veto is realtively uncommon.
Did the Obama-Care tax legislation originate in the House as required by the Constitution?
Yes, it did. There were competing versions of the bill in the House and the Senate, but both houses of congress, along with the president, were involved in shaping the bill into its final form. Once the Affordable Care Act, called "Obamacare" by some, passed both houses of congress, it was signed into law by the president.
What is the word for when a president cancels a bill passed by congress?
"veto" is the term. If the President vetoes a bill passed by Congress, it must be passed by a 2/3 majority in both houses to make it law; otherwise it dies.
Under William Taft Congress passed legislation that?
Under William Taft, Congress passed legislation that eliminated business monopolies.
