HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Consuls
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Appointment
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The Great Cancelling
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Veto
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Detailed explanation-1: -A tribune’s veto did not prevent the senate from passing a bill but meant that it was denied the force of law. The tribunes could also use the veto to prevent a bill from being brought before the plebeian assembly.
Detailed explanation-2: -The power to say no or to stop an official action is called the Veto power.
Detailed explanation-3: -President George Washington issued the first regular veto on April 5, 1792. The first successful congressional override occurred on March 3, 1845, when Congress overrode President John Tyler’s veto of S. 66. The pocket veto is an absolute veto that cannot be overridden.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is up to the President of India to either reject the bill, return the bill or withhold his/her assent to the bill. The choice of the President over the bill is called the veto power.