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The 13 pages that link to Veto, each with the reason it gives.

• Separation of powersRelated: Executive vetoes can check legislative action without transferring lawmaking authority.

• Presidential systemRelated: Presidential vetoes give the executive a direct check on legislation.

• Consensus decision-makingCompared with: A veto can stop a proposal without requiring the objector to help shape an acceptable alternative.

• George H. W. BushNarrower topic: Bush used the veto, including against legislation he said would raise taxes or undermine his budget agreement.

• BicameralismRelated: A chamber may function as a veto point against legislation passed by the other.

• Royal assentCompared with: Unlike a veto, assent approves a bill rather than blocking its enactment.

• Checks and balancesBroader topic: An executive veto can block legislation, subject to legislative override.

• Parliament Act 1911Narrower topic: The Act replaced the Lords’ absolute legislative veto with a temporary delaying power.

• Calvin CoolidgeRelated: Coolidge used the veto to block measures he considered fiscally unsound.

• Elective monarchyRelated: A single elector's blocking power could prevent consensus and prolong a royal election.

• Smoot–Hawley Tariff ActRelated: President Herbert Hoover signed the bill rather than vetoing it despite substantial opposition.

• Head of stateRelated: Some heads of state can refuse assent to legislation, sometimes only temporarily.

• LegislatureCompared with: An executive veto can block legislation unless the legislature overrides it.