Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: In practice , the veto can be absolute , as for instance in the United Nations Security Council , whose permanent members ( China , the United Kingdom , France , Russia , and the United States of America ) can block any resolution .
Simplified: Similarly , the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council ( The United States of America , the United Kingdom , China , Russia and France ) each have veto power .