At the Constitutional Convention, the delegations vote to invest the powers of the presidency in a single person, (YEA, 7; NAY, 3; ABSTAIN, 2). The delegations also unanimously vote down a proposal to give the president an absolute veto over legislation, (NAY, 10; YEA, 0; ABSTAIN, 2). But the delegations do vote to give the president a conditional veto that can be overridden by two-thirds of Congress, (YEA, 8; NAY, 2, ABSTAIN, 2).
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Authority:
Articles of Confederation, Article XIII
ccc-2point0.com/Articles-of-Confederation
References:
Avalon Project – Madison Debates – June 4
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/debates_604.asp
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