| Term | Definition |
|---|
| veto message | a statement that the president sends to Congress accompanying the bill, within ten days after the bill has been passed |
| pocket veto | if the president does not sign the bill within ten days and Congress has adjourned within that time, then the bill will not become a law |
| line item veto | the chief executive can approve some provisions of a bill and disapprove others |
| impoundment of funds | when Congress takes money from a bill that the president has vetoed and places it into bills he has not vetoed |
| executive privilege | the privilege to have secrecy between them and their advisors |
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