By threatening a veto<span>, the </span>President<span> can persuade legislators to alter the content of the </span>bill<span> to be more acceptable to the </span>President<span>. </span>Congress<span> can </span>override<span> a </span>veto<span> by passing the act by a two-thirds </span>vote<span> in </span>both<span> the </span>House<span> and the Senate. (Usually an act is passed with a simple </span>majority<span>.)</span>
