The power of a chief executive to cancel specific items in an appropriation or tax bill is called the

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The power to cancel specific items in an appropriation or tax bill is known as a line-item veto, which is option D. The other options do not accurately describe this power. A veto is the power to reject an entire bill, a pocket veto occurs when the president takes no action and the bill dies after Congress adjourns, and a legislative veto is the power of Congress to override executive actions or regulations.

The Power of a Chief Executive to Cancel Specific Items