Madison wrote in Federalist #51, “If men were angels, no gov…

Madison wrote in Federalist #51, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” By this he meant that…

Suppose the president decides to veto major funding legislat…

Suppose the president decides to veto major funding legislation for a new highway project. The Congress still has the constitutional option of attempting to override the president’s veto, but it requires ____ of the members of each chamber to consent to the override.