Richard Nixon vetoed the War Powers Act in 1973 because he believed it gave too much power to the Congress. He believed the president needed some war powers to be able to quickly protect the nation in the event of hostilities.
War powers act.
The answer is contained within the question. It is called a "VETO."
Power of veto.
Congress overrode 7 Nixon vetoes. Two of these were: the "Clean Water Act" in 1972 and the "War Powers Act of 1973". Here are links to those bills: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Water_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Act_of_1973
The president can veto any act of Congress.
Until President Nixon used the Christmas break of 1970 to veto the Family Practice Medicine Act of 1970, there had been an inform agreement that using a "vacation break" in order to expedite a pocket veto would never occur. Both senators Kennedy and Javits objected to Nixon's actions and based their position on the ideas handed down from James Madison. Nevertheless, Nixon stood on firm constitutional grounds by taking advantage of the Christmas break and the US Supreme Court ruled in the president's favor.
The federal judge's decision on the Nixon pocket veto of the Family Practice of Medicine was overturned. The claim and lawsuit was filed by Senator Edward Kennedy claiming the president unlawfully negated the rights of the US Congress. The ruling blamed Congress for choosing to adjourn.
The president used his veto power to reject the proposed legislation from Congress.
A President can veto an Act of Congress.
Nixon operated under the principle that government should meet the cost-benefit standards as analyzed by the Office of Management and Budget. Nixon initially supported the act, but when OMB calculated the cost of the legislation at $18 billion, Nixon felt the benefit was not worth the cost. After Congress overrode his veto in 1972, Nixon impounded half the money. This impoundment, along with many more impoundments of congressionally authorized deficit spending, eventually led to the Impoundment Act of 1974, which prohibited the President from withholding authorized funds from the various department secretaries.
The document that is base upon veto power is the United States Constitution, Article I. It requires that every resolution, bill , order or other act of legislation by the Congress to be presented to the President for his approval.
Laws are acts that are signed by the president of passed by Congress over his veto.