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No, not anymore. Congress passed The Line Item Veto Act of 1996, but the US Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional in Clinton v. New York City, (1998), because they considered it to be a violation of Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution. The Constitution vests Congress with the power to craft legislation; the President can sign, or refuse to sign, only the entire packaged bill.
Several State Governors have this power,
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What is it called when governors veto certain parts of a bill and approve others?
When a Governer approves parts of a bill and vetos others, it is called using a "line item veto."
The ability to veto only part of a piece of legislation is known as?
Line-item veto.
One of the president's checks on judicial power is?
line item veto
Power to reject part of bill is called?
Line- item veto
How can the governor change a part of a bill that he or she disagrees with?
Line Item veto.
What does a line item veto allow a governor to do?
The line item veto is used only in budget bills
What is line item?
The line item veto is used only in budget bills
Had been sought by many Presidents but it was struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional?
line-item veto
What had been sought by many presidents but it was struck down by the supreme court as unconstitutional?
line-item veto
How could the line-item veto be added to the presidents legislative power?
This would probably require a Constitutional amendment.
How can a president rescind parts of bills that have already passed?
Line-item veto
What is the current status of the line-item veto?
The line item veto has little chance of passing.
What kind of veto would allow presidents to reject portions of a bill instead of the whole bill?
This is called a line item veto. The US president does not have this power at present.
How could the line-term veto be added to the presidents legislative powers?
AnswerThe Supreme Court declared the Line Item Veto Act unconstitutional, therefor Congress had no authority to give the President that power.
Why is line item -veto not effective?
I think it is pretty effective. The president does not have it because it was ruled unconstitutional. Some presidents may not want it.
In Clinton v New York city the supreme court struck down the presidents?
maybe authority to use the line item veto
Does the California's governor have item veto?
I know for a fact that California has "line-item" veto. Not sure if that's the same thing as item veto. Hope this helps : )
