What is a legislative veto?

Question

Can someone explain/define that to me, in simple terms? Thanks.

Answer 1

The legislative veto had an interesting, but short-lived function in the United States government.


[edit] History
Beginning in the 1930s, the concurrent resolution (as well as the simple resolution) was put to a new use—serving as the instrument to terminate powers delegated to the Chief Executive or to disapprove particular exercises of power by him or his agents. The legislative veto or congressional veto was first developed in context of the delegation to the Executive of power to reorganize governmental agencies and was first authorized by the Reorganization Act of 1939. It was furthered by the necessities of providing for national security and foreign affairs immediately prior to and during World War II.

The proliferation of congressional veto provisions in legislation over the years raised a series of interrelated constitutional questions. Congress until relatively recently had applied the veto provisions to some action taken by the President or another executive officer—such as a reorganization of an agency, the lowering or raising of tariff rates, the disposal of federal property—then began expanding the device to give itself a negative over regulations issued by executive branch agencies, and proposals were made to give Congress a negative over all regulations issued by executive branch independent agencies.

Answer 2

Define Legislative Veto

Answer 3

A legislative veto exists in governments that separate executive (branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the state) and legislative (known by many names, the most common are parliament and congress) functions if actions by the executive can be rejected by the legislative.