I am not signing the piece of legislation that came down to me today.

I am signing a veto.

Hannah, the president is sometimes referred to as the most powerful person in the world.

And just think about the kinds of power they have.

They are the commander in chief of the armed forces, for example.

They have access to the nuclear codes.

And what about this?

They have the power to block a bill from becoming law.

Fun etaballochial fact, the word veto comes from the Latin for I For Bid.

Congress has sent me the tax bill I have repeatedly pledged to veto.

This is Civics 101.

I'm Hannah McCarthy.

And I'm Nick Kappa-Deeche, and today we are talking Vidos.

We're going to take a closer look at the history of Vidos, the process, and the different

ways the president uses that veto pen to make a political point.

But first, let's talk about why the president has veto power in the first place.

So Vidos are an important element of the constitutional design of checks and balances.

That is Dr. Jezele Sin, she's Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois.

And that constitutional design of checks and balances.

That is the way the Constitution gives each branch of the government, legislative, executive,

and judicial, the ability to check the other branches.

In other words, to prevent them from collecting too much individual power.

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