How does the veto work?

Answer 1

A presidential veto occurs when the president withholds his signature from a bill presented to him, after it has been passed by both houses of Congress, and returns it to Congress (specifically, to the house of origin), along with his objections to the bill. Congress may then, if it chooses, attempt to override the veto. For the override effort to be successful, it must be by 2/3 vote in both houses. This procedure is provided for in Article I, section 7 of the Constitution. If the president withholds his signature but does not return the bill to Congress, it automatically becomes law after 10 days (excluding sundays), unless Congress by its adjournment makes bill return impossible. Under those unusual circumstances, the president withholding of signature is a pocket veto, which kills the bill.

the President can use a veto to reject a bill passed by congress (gradpoint)

Answer 2

The president has two ways of vetoing a bill: the regular veto, or the pocket veto. Both methods are predicated upon the constitutional stipulation that the President has ten days in which to respond by returning legislation to Congress.

The regular veto works by the President refusing to sign the bill, and appending a signed note explaining why she wishes to veto the legislation. The bill with appendage must be returned to Congress within ten days, failing which the legislation will be passed by default (a mechanism which prevents the President from stonewalling Congress).

The pocket veto works only if Congress is not sitting during the ten day period alloted the President for decision. If the President fails to submit the bill during this period (and Congress in not sitting) then the bill is rejected by default (a mechanism that prevents Congress from denying the President's right to veto). A veto, Latin for "I forbid", is used to denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a piece of legislation. In practice, the veto can be absolute (as in the U.N. Security Council, whose permanent members can block any resolution) or limited (as in the legislative process of the United States, where a two thirds vote in both the House and Senate may override a Presidential veto of legislation.) A veto gives power, possibly unlimited, to stop changes, but not to adopt them. The influence that the veto conveys to its holder is therefore directly proportional to the holder's conservatism, broadly defined. The more the holder of a veto supports the status quo, the more useful the veto.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veto

Answer 3

The President is required to sign any and all legislature into law. If he chooses, he may veto any legislature. However, if it returns to the house and senate, and both return a two-thirds majority on the legislature, the veto is over-ridden.

Answer 4

If congress makes a bill the president does not approve of he can veto it, after it is veto'd it is sent back to congress, where, if 3/4 of congress can agree to ratify (Agree) with the bill then they can override the veto.

Think of it this way. Four kids and a dad in the car.

Kids= Congress

Dad= President

Kids say we want icecream, dad says No. 3 of the four kids say yes, so they get icecream.

However, the Supreme court can declare it unconstitutional and the bill is thrown out or revised.

Answer 5

When the President, representing the Executive branch, blocks a bill from becoming signed into law.

Answer 6

its the presidents refusal to sign a bill passed by congress.