There have been over 2500 of which of the following in this country, with over one hundred being overridden?

There have been over 2500 vetoes in this country, with over one hundred being overridden.

The veto power of the U.S. president is a way of preventing the legislative branch of the federal government from exercising too much power. The U.S. Constitution grants the president the power to veto, or reject, legislation that has been passed by Congress.

The word “veto” means “I forbid” in Latin.

Congress is able to override a regular presidential veto with a two-thirds vote of those present in both the House and the Senate.

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jefferson hoped to establish trade with the native american people of the west and find a water route to the pacific. jefferson also was fascinated by the prospect of what could be learned about the geography of the west, the lives and languages of the native americans, the plants and animals, the soil, the rocks, the weather, and how they differed from those in the east.