in what sense is the veto a qualified negative power?
The Constitution provides the President 10 days (excluding Sundays) to act on legislation or the legislation automatically becomes law. There are two types of vetoes: the âregular vetoâ and the âpocket veto.â. The regular veto is a qualified negative veto. The President returns the unsigned legislation to the originating house of Congress within a 10 day period usually with a memorandum of disapproval or a âveto message.â Congress can override the Presidentâs decision if it musters the necessary twoâthirds vote of each house.