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legislative veto  

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  • The legislative veto is a device that enabled Congress to retain a measure of control over the implementation or execution of a law. It permitted one or both chambers—or in some cases one or more committees in Congress—to veto an executive branch action without passing a new law. [Source: The Supreme Court A to Z; Legislative Veto]

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