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Answer Yes, it requires a two-thirds majority in each house of congress.
It's almost impossible to do, because of the two-thirds majority it requires.
You'll hear of bills that passed with veto-proof majorities. These are very rare today. A bill that passed with a veto-proof majority is one so popular more than two-thirds of each house voted to approve it. Which, of course, means the bill contains spending for each Member's district. These rare bills are normally signed by the President because Presidents hate having vetoes overturned.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe Legislative branch (Congress) provides the check on the Executive branch (the President) in this regard. A two thirds supermajority vote is required in order to override a presidential veto.
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∙ 11y agoA presidential veto is the rejection of a bill passed by the majority votes of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. While Congress can vote to override a presidential veto, causing the bill to become law without the president's approval, this is rarely done. More often than not, the threat of presidential veto is sufficient motivation for Congress to modify the bill prior to its final passage.
Action by both the House and the Senate is required to override a presidential veto. A two-thirds majority vote of the Members present is required to override a presidential veto. If one house fails to override a veto, the other house does not attempt to override, even if the votes are present to succeed. The House and Senate may attempt to override a veto anytime during the Congress in which the veto is issued. Should both houses of Congress successfully vote to override a presidential veto, the bill becomes law. According the the Congressional Research service, from 1789 through 2004, only 106 of 1,484 regular presidential vetoes were overridden by Congress.
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∙ 12y agoAbout 4% of the time. 110 different bills have passed that the president has given a veto.
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∙ 10y ago67 members of the senate and 291 members of the house vote to override the president
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∙ 14y agoVery few are. Bush had none.
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∙ 11y ago4% of the time.
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Are there any differences in the effects of the presidential and pocket veto?
Yes! A presidential veto is when a bill is proposed to the president who then vetos the bill. This will be sent back to Congress and may be overriden by a 2/3 majority. However A pocket veto is when the president ignores a proposed bill and Congress adjourns. In this case, the bill dies.
What can a presidential veto be overriden by?
67 members of the senate and 291 members of the house vote to override the president
What are the presidential vetos?
Before a bill can become law it must have the signature of the president. The president may choose not to sign the bill, effectively vetoing it.
What is supremacy of the legilature?
Presuming you mean legislature and are American, the system of checks and balances in the U.S. allows the legislature to over-ride Presidential vetos, create legislation to ammend the constitution and the Senate can ratify presidential appointments.
How can the House over-ride a Presidential veto?
It requires the vote of both houses to override a presidential veto. In fact, both houses must approve the override by over a 2/3 majority.
Which one is spelled correctly vetos or vetoes?
vetoes
When the president vetos a law passed by congess what can congress do?
nothing
Which branch of government can override vetos?
Legislative branch
How do you say vetoes in Spanish?
It is the same word in Spanish "veto" and "vetos".
How can a presidents veto be overriden by congress?
2/3 votes from House of Representatives2/3 votes from Senate
What branch overrides a veto?
The branch that overrides a presidential veto in the United States is the legislative branch, which is responsible for passing laws. Congress can override a veto with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Who and approval is required to override a presidential veto?
If the President of the United States refuses to sign a bill into law, he vetos it and returns it to the Congress. The Congress can, by 2/3 vote of both the House of Representatives AND the Senate, override the President's veto, and the law goes into effect without the President's approval.
