Veto

Executive rejection of a legislative proposal or joint resolution submitted for legal approval. Should an executive reject a measure, it can attain legal status only if the House and Senate individually vote (by a two-thirds majority) to overturn the rejection. An alternative type of executive rejection – an indirect rejection – happens if the legislature has concluded its session and cannot reconvene, and the executive fails to approve the legislative proposal within the mandated ten-day timeframe (excluding Sundays).

7 Amendment Meaning

 The Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases. Specifically it states that in lawsuits at common law where the amount in dispute exceeds twenty dollars, the right to a jury trial must be upheld. Furthermore, it restricts courts from re-examining facts determined by a jury, except as permitted by common law rules.