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