POL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Pocket Veto
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Main roles of the president: commander in chief. Head of the military: head of state. Represents the country publicly: head of government. Compared to the prime minister of england. Many countries have different people as head of government and state. Only position in government that crosses branches. Amount of power depends on how much the president allows them to do. President generally wants to keep power to themselves, so the vice president does not do much. In current times acts as an advisor to the president. President has 10 days to do something with it. Can either veto it or sign it into law. If he signs it into law, he is to enforce it. The president makes a statement when he signs a bill explaining how he perceives it and how he will enforce it. If he vetoes a bill, it goes back to congress to see if they want to override the veto.
