To override a President's veto Congress needs to have 2/3 or more of the vote.
Congress can check a presidential veto by overriding it. A two-thirds vote is needed in order to override the Presidential veto.
As of 2014 Congress has overridden a Presidential veto 106 times.
107 times according to wikipedia.
an override
A president can veto a bill that the congress passes and sends to him for his signature and he can refuse to sign it (vetoing it). But the president cannot override vetos. The congress can override president's veto by a 2/3 vote.
this would be an example of checks and balances.
He cannot. The president can veto the bill, returning it to Congress without his signature. Congress can override the President's veto by a two-thirds vote of both the House and the Senate. If the Congress overrides the President's veto, it becomes law even if he doesn't like it. If the President refuses to enforce the law, he is violating his Constitutional oath to ensure that the laws will be faithfully executed, which would be an impeachable offense. Congress could then "fire" the President by removing him from office.
Congress can override a presidential veto
2/3 of the congress must vote to override a veto from the president.
President can veto congress can override veto if they have enough votes
Congress can override the Presidents veto by a Supermajority Vote (2/3 of members)
no. a two-thirds vote is necessary for Congress to override the president's veto.
No, congress has more power.
A 2/3 vote is required to override a president's veto.
Congress check the president only if a 2/3 majority votes to override his veto.
they can override any bill that the president has vetoed
override veto
It takes a 2/3 majority of both houses of Congress to override a Presidential veto.
congress can check if a majority of 2/3 votes override his veto
They can try to override the veto.