Checks and balances
Congress DOES have the power to pass a bill into law over a Presidential veto.
This is called a line item veto. The US president does not have this power at present.
They associate the acceptance of their Bill of Rights with King John.
1. The ability to pass laws 2. the power to impeach 3. the power to veto a presidents bill 4. to vote something unconstitutional
They give the president the power to keep a bill alive that he thinks is important if either the house or senate vote it down.
Andrew Jackson is on the 20.00 bill
Sign the bill into law or veto it.
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born in the south
The principle is called checks and balances
If a US president vetoes a bill sent to him by the US Congress, the president may choose to veto the bill. In such a case, the bill is sent back to the congress. If the Congress can come up with a two thirds majority, then the bill must pass as law.
The 2 presidents were: Bush sen., Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.