Concept information
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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higher education law
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
United States law
Preferred term
legislative veto
Definition
- 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]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/legislative_veto
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