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He can veto a bill and he can "pocket veto" one. A pocket veto is when he does nothing and it sits on his desk for 10 days. At that point it is a veto. This is handy because the law maybe popular but he doesn't want to veto it, so he does nothing either way. In the last several years a third way has been used and that is a signing statement. The President signs the bill into law, but then signs a statement that it shouldn't be enforced. Bush did this with about 800 laws. I don't know if Obama has done any signing statements. This really got going under Clinton who did several hundred in his 8 years.

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Presidential Veto:The president has two ways of vetoing a bill: the regular veto, or the pocket veto. Both methods are predicated upon the constitutional stipulation that the President has ten days in which to respond by returning legislation to Congress.

The regular veto works by the President refusing to sign the bill, and appending a signed note explaining why she wishes to veto the legislation. The bill with appendage must be returned to Congress within ten days, failing which the legislation will be passed by default (a mechanism which prevents the President from stonewalling Congress).

The pocket veto works only if Congress is not sitting during the ten day period alloted the President for decision. If the President fails to submit the bill during this period (and Congress in not sitting) then the bill is rejected by default (a mechanism that prevents Congress from denying the President's right to veto).

What it means to veto a bill:A veto, Latin for "I forbid", is used to denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a piece of legislation. In practice, the veto can be absolute (as in the U.N. Security Council, whose permanent members can block any resolution) or limited (as in the legislative process of the United States, where a two thirds vote in both the House and Senate may override a Presidential veto of legislation.)

A veto gives power, possibly unlimited, to stop changes, but not to adopt them. The influence that the veto conveys to its holder is therefore directly proportional to the holder's conservatism, broadly defined. The more the holder of a veto supports the status quo, the more useful the veto.

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The two types of veto are: Pocket veto and direct veto. The pocket veto is only available if Congress adjourns before the President has had 10 days to study the bill sent to him.

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By doing the thing that makes him president...!!

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pocket veto or direct veto

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veto and pocket veto

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