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The procedure established under the [[United_States_Constitution|Constitution]] by which the [[President_of_the_United_States_of_America|President]] refuses to approve a [[bill]] or [[joint resolution]] and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. The veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and the [[United_States_House_of_Representatives|House].<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/veto.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
The procedure established under the [[United_States_Constitution|Constitution]] by which the [[President_of_the_United_States_of_America|President]] refuses to approve a [[bill]] or [[joint resolution]] and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. The veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and the [[United_States_House_of_Representatives|House].<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/veto.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
==Veto Override==
The process by which each chamber of [[Congress]] votes on a bill vetoed by the President. To pass a bill over the President's objections requires a two-thirds vote in each Chamber. Historically, Congress has overridden fewer than ten percent of all presidential vetoes.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/override_of_a_veto.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
==Item Veto==
==Item Veto==