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Most modern vetoes are intended as a check on the power of the government, or a branch of government, most commonly the legislative branch. Thus, in governments with a separation of powers, vetoes may be classified by the branch of government that enacts them: an executive veto, legislative veto, or judicial veto.
The governor of Puerto Rico has a reduction veto in addition to the package and line-item vetoes. [57] The legislature can override any of these vetoes by a two-thirds majority of each chamber. [52] [34] The governor has had the line-item veto since 1917. [45] The governor also has a pocket veto, which cannot be overridden. [52]
The legislative veto was a feature of dozens of statutes enacted by the United States federal government between approximately 1930 and 1980, until held unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS v. Chadha (1983).
The legislative veto describes features of at least two different forms of government, monarchies and those based on the separation of powers, applied to the authority of the monarch in the first and to the authority of the legislature in the second.
Fewest vetoes in a single complete term: John Adams: 0 Thomas Jefferson: Each term James Monroe: First term John Quincy Adams: George W. Bush: First term Fewest vetoes in two complete terms: Thomas Jefferson: 0 Most vetoes in a single Congressional session: Grover Cleveland: 212 50th United States Congress: Most vetoes overridden: Andrew ...
In United States government, the line-item veto, or partial veto, is the power of an executive authority to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually a budget appropriations bill, without vetoing the entire legislative package. The line-item vetoes are usually subject to the possibility of legislative override as are traditional ...
The development of scheduled veto sessions provided a set time and agenda for discussion. Some states such as Colorado, Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia still do not require the scheduling of veto sessions in addressing gubernatorial vetoes. These states' allows for vetoes to be considered in session immediately upon receipt from the ...
A vetocracy is a dysfunctional system of governance whereby no single entity can acquire enough power to make decisions and take effective charge. [1] Coined by American political scientist Francis Fukuyama, [2] the term points to an excessive ability or willingness to use the veto power within a government or institution (without an adequate means of any override).