All 39 Uses
veto
in
The Federalist Papers -- Modern English Edition 2
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- The emperor can veto legislation.†
p. 74.6 *veto = block (prevent) an action
- The emperor has exclusive right to propose and veto legislation, name ambassadors, confer titles, fill vacant electorates, found universities, grant privileges not injurious to the states, receive and send public revenues, and watch over the public safety.†
p. 74.9
- The king cannot make law, though he can veto laws.†
p. 176.3
- The chief executive has a qualified veto.†
p. 177.5
- The executive should have the power to veto legislation.†
p. 188.7
- But veto power, alone, may not be enough.†
p. 188.8
- The president can use the veto to block legislative encroachments on the executive.†
p. 241.3
- President's Qualified Negative: Veto†
p. 251.1
- If the monarch used his authority to permanently veto laws passed by Parliament, there would be some degree of agitation in the nation.†
p. 251.3
- Number 73: Executive Salary; Executive Powers, Veto†
p. 268.1
- Qualified Negative: Presidential Veto†
p. 268.8
- The first power is the qualified negative [veto] of the President on the acts or resolutions of the two houses of the legislature.†
p. 268.8
- The Executive needs either an absolute or qualified negative [veto] on legislative acts.†
p. 269.1
- Without the veto power, the President could not defend himself against Congress.†
p. 269.1
- Veto Defends against Bad Laws†
p. 269.3
- But the veto has another use.†
p. 269.3
- Some people say a presidential veto is not proper because it assumes that one man has more virtue and wisdom than a group of men.†
p. 269.5
- The veto power isn't proper because the Executive has superior wisdom or virtue.†
p. 269.6
- The veto is proper because the legislature won't be infallible.†
p. 269.6
- The primary reason to give the Executive the veto is to enable him to defend himself.†
p. 269.7
- Veto Rarely Used against People's Will†
p. 270.1
- This gives security that the veto will be used with great caution.†
p. 270.2
- The Executive is more likely to be charged with not using the veto often enough than using it too frequently.†
p. 270.3
- But he doesn't like to veto resolutions passed by the two houses of Parliament.†
p. 270.3
- The king only uses his veto when it is absolutely proper or necessary.†
p. 270.4
- It has been a very long time since he has used the veto.†
p. 270.5
- Cautious Use of Veto Power†
p. 270.5
- Clearly, there is greater danger that the President will not use the veto when it in necessary than using it too often.†
p. 270.6
- The veto power is chiefly designed to stop an attack on the constitutional rights of the Executive.†
p. 270.7
- If the public good is being sacrificed, he will act because his constituents, who would normally agree with the legislative body, would probably support the veto.†
p. 270.9
- Qualified Veto, Legislature Concurrence 13.†
p. 271.1
- But the convention chose a qualified veto.†
p. 271.1
- The executive might use this type of veto more often than an absolute veto.†
p. 271.1
- The executive might use this type of veto more often than an absolute veto.†
p. 271.1
- The qualified veto will only take effect if a large part of the legislative body agrees with him.†
p. 271.1
- A man might be afraid to defeat a law by his single VETO.†
p. 271.1
- The executive veto will often have an unperceived, though strong, operation.†
p. 271.5
- New York's Veto Successful†
p. 271.6
- The federal government needs either the power to veto State laws or an authority in the federal courts to overrule any violation of the Union's Constitution.†
p. 291.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(veto) to exercise the right to override another's decision by preventing their intended action
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)