Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Line-item veto in the United States, List of United States presidential vetoes, United Nations Security Council veto power, Clinton v. City of New York, Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha, Pocket veto, Liberum veto, Apportionment Act, Jus exclusivae, Heckler's veto, Veto Players, Veto override, Rivers and Harbors Bill, Scottish Militia Bill 1708. Excerpt: The word presidential veto does not appear in the United States Constitution, but Article I requires every bill, order, resolution or other act of legislation by the Congress of the United States to be presented to the President of the United States for his approval. When the President is presented the bill, he can either sign it into law, return the bill to the originating house of Congress with his objections to the bill (a veto), or neither sign nor return it to Congress after having been presented the bill for ten days exempting Sundays (if Congress is still in session, the bill becomes a law; otherwise, the bill does not become a law and is considered a pocket veto). The list below contains many of the bills vetoed and pocket vetoed by Presidents. Although each case is unique and involves a plethora of influences, one general rule can be acknowledged; Presidents use their prerogative to veto legislation when such legislation does not represent their viewpoint or agenda. Some general reasons that have been used to veto laws are it is a bad law, it is unconstitutional, or it clashes with the President's political ideology. Occasionally, a President either publicly or privately threatens Congress with a veto to influence the content or passage of legislation. There is no record of what officially constitutes a "veto threat," or how many have been made over the years, but it has become a staple of Presidential politics and a sometimes effective way o...