The Presidential Pocket Veto
Its Use and Legality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12178041 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel B Hoff (Delaware State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 188-208 |
| Publication date | 1994-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Policy History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0898-0306 • E-ISSN: 1528-4190 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0898030600003717 |
| OpenAlex | W2317721820 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
The general constitutional authority of the President to veto legislation passed by Congress has recently received renewed scholarly attention. However, few studies have focused on the pocket veto—the power to negate proposed laws sent for approval without the possibility of reconsideration—and its ramifications for presidential effectiveness. This research comprehensively investigates the creation, development, and employment of the pocket veto. First, this article will trace the history of this form of executive prerogative from colonial times through its establishment in the Constitution. Second, it will review the use of the pocket veto in the nineteenth century. Third, it will undertake a seminal empirical probe of influences on public-bill pocket-veto frequency from 1889 to 1989. Fourth, I will delineate congressional and court challenges to the use of this executive device. In the final section, I will assess the consequences of heightened consternation over pocket-veto use
Constitution · Executive power · Law and economics · Legislation · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Prerogative · Presidential system · Principle of legality · Sociology · Veto · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law
The records of the Federal Convention of 1787
War, presidents, and public opinion
The Complete Anti-Federalist
Democracy under Pressure
Presidential Inflexibility and Veto Behavior
The Albany Congress and Plan of Union
The American Legislative Process
Presidential Pocket—Veto Power
The Constitution of the United States
The Memorandum Pocket Veto
Constitutional conflicts between Congress and the President
Presidential Vetoes and Congressional Response
When Congress and the President Collide
Presidential Vetoes from Washington to Nixon
Institutions, the Election Cycle, and the Presidential Veto
The Presidential Veto Since 1889
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 1996 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |