| Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Kansas | |
|---|---|
 Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Decided January 7, 1919 | |
| Full case name | Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Kansas |
| Citations | 248 U.S. 276 (more) |
| Holding | |
| Congress's power to override a presidential veto requires only two-thirds of a quorum in each house to support it, not two-thirds of all the members of each house. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | White, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Presentment Clause | |
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Kansas, 248 U.S. 276 (1919), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that congress's power to override a presidential veto requires only two-thirds of a quorum in each house to support it, not two-thirds of all the members of each house.
References
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Kansas, 248 U.S. 276 (1919).
- Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Veto Power". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 529.
External links
- Text of Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Kansas, 248 U.S. 276 (1919) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia
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