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  2. Veto - Wikipedia

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    Executive veto powers are often ranked as comparatively "strong" or "weak". A veto power may be considered stronger or weaker depending on its scope, the time limits for exercising it and requirements for the vetoed body to override it. In general, the greater the majority required for an override, the stronger the veto. [3]

  3. Veto power in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first territorial governor to be granted line-item veto power was the governor of the Territory of Hawaii in 1902. [45] In addition to these gubernatorial veto powers, Congress has expressly reserved the plenary power to nullify territorial legislation in some territories, including Guam, [46] although not in Puerto Rico. [47]

  4. United Nations Security Council veto power - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Security Council veto power is the power of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) to veto any decision other than a "procedural" decision.

  5. Legislative veto in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The legislative veto provision found in federal legislation took several forms. Some laws established a veto procedure that required a simple resolution passed by a majority vote of one chamber of Congress. Other laws required a concurrent resolution passed by both the House and the Senate. Some statutes made the veto process more difficult by ...

  6. List of United States presidential vetoes - Wikipedia

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    Enacted over the president's veto (14 Stat. 430). March 2, 1867: Vetoed H.R. 1143, an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States. Overridden by House on March 2, 1867, 138–51 (126 votes needed). Overridden by Senate on March 2, 1867, 38–10 (32 votes needed). Enacted over the president's veto (14 Stat. 432).

  7. NC Democrats break Republican supermajority in the state ...

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    North Carolina Democrats broke Republican legislators' supermajority in the House, giving the new governor, Josh Stein, more veto power.. In the past year, Republicans in the House and Senate have ...

  8. Line-item veto in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Wisconsin Supreme Court calls for responses to WMC petition ...

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    Governors' veto powers were again reduced in a 2020 state Supreme Court ruling that threw out three changes Evers had made to the 2019-21 state budget but upheld a fourth.