What is the president's power to convene Congress? Why might this ...

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What is the president's power to convene Congress? Why might this be more significant in the early years of the nation?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is a veto? Why is it considered to be a qualified negative power? How often are vetoes issued and how often are they overridden?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain that the president is authorized to convene one or both houses of Congress on extraordinary Occasions.
2. Explain how this was more significant when the Congress did not sit almost all year round, but that it still can be an important power in an emergency.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Define a presidential veto.
2. Explain that it is a negative power because it is simply the power to say no to someone else's agenda, not the power to enact the president's agenda.
3. Explain that it is a qualified power because it can be overridden by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
4. Explain that the number of vetoes issued by a president varies considerably from president to president, but that very few vetoes are ever overridden.