Veto Facts
Veto Facts
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Interesting Veto Facts: |
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Although most modern republics have some type of veto power, the concept is more important and used more frequently in presidential and semi-presidential systems. |
The veto is fairly common in the United States, although there are different types: the line-item veto and the pocket veto. |
The line-item veto involves the president vetoing specific provision of a bill, while signing the rest into law. Line-item vetoes are most common in budget bills. |
A pocket veto is when the executive simply does not sign a bill into law. In most countries there is a time limit whereby the executive must sign a bill into law or it becomes "dead." In the United States, there is a ten day limit. |
American President Franklin D. Roosevelt used the pocket veto 263 times. |
The Brazilian government essentially has a reverse version of the pocket veto. The Brazilian Constitution states that if the president doesn't sign a bill into law after fifteen days, it then automatically becomes law. |
Since each American state is modeled on the federal government, all fifty governors have some veto powers, although it varies from state to state. |
Besides the line-item and pocket vetoes, some states allow governors to use what are called amendatory, reduction, and package vetoes. |
An amendatory veto is similar to a line-item veto, although it allows a governor to add content to a bill. |
A reduction veto is specifically related to budge bill. Similar to a line-item veto, a reduction veto allows a governor to veto specific amounts of funds. |
A package veto is essentially just a complete veto. The entire bill or "package" is vetoed by the governor. |
As with the federal veto, most states require 2/3 of their elected assemblies to override a governor's veto. Alabama, Arkansas, Indian, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia only require a simple majority, while Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Rhode Island require a 3/5 vote. |
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