For Override a Veto we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Advocacy and Congressional.

Override A Veto (Advocacy)

If the president disapproves a bill and sends it back to Congress with his objections, Congress may try to override his veto and enact the bill into law. The override of a veto requires a recorded vote with a two-thirds majority in each chamber.

Override A Veto (Congressional)

If the president disapproves a bill and sends it back to Congress with his objections, Congress may try to override his veto and enact the bill into law. Neither house is required to attempt to override a veto. The override of a veto requires a recorded vote with a two-thirds majority in each chamber. The question to put to each house is "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the president to the contrary notwithstanding?" Historically, Congress has overridden fewer than ten percent of all presidential vetoes. (See also Pocket Veto, Veto.)

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