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This action by the president is called a "veto". The word is Latin for "I forbid". The word "veto" does not actually appear in the US Constitution but has come to mean the President's right to block legislation that has been passed by Congress. (Congress can override a veto by passing the law again by a 2/3 majority.) One might also say that the President is exercising his veto power.

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The president is able to veto a law that Congress wants to pass which basically means he won't let it be passed. However, Congress can override the president's veto by voting if the law should be passed. They must get a 2/3 vote by Congress

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  1. The president vetoes( i.e. rejects) a bill by sending it back to house of Congress in which it originated in fewer than ten days, together with his objections. Congress now requires a 2/3 approval vote in both houses to make it law or else it dies.
  2. Or in a special case, The president can use the "pocket veto"-- possible only if Congress adjourns before the President has had ten days to consider the bill. In this event , the bill dies if the President does not sign it.
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He veto's it.

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