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    In the United States, the president can use the veto power to prevent a bill passed by the Congress from becoming law. Congress can override the veto...
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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...
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    Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) have an absolute veto over any Security Council resolution. In many cases, the veto power can only...
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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...
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  • The legislative veto was a feature of dozens of statutes enacted by the United States federal government between approximately 1930 and 1980, until held...
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  • In the United States, the term "veto" is used to describe an action by which the president prevents an act passed by Congress from becoming law. This article...
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  • A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver that allows a president or other official with veto power to exercise that power over a bill by taking no action...
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    established in the Illinois Constitution, and is one of the most comprehensive vetoes in the United States. It began as a suspensive veto exercised jointly...
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    The Line Item Veto Act Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 104–130 (text) (PDF) was a federal law of the United States that granted the President...
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    support for the offensive, Israel and the United States became increasingly isolated amid growing worldwide calls for a ceasefire, with the US vetoing three...
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