“…The discontinuity between veto frequency in the early republic and in later periods is explicable by reference to changing norms and ideational developments. As numerous historians and political scientists have observed, the political culture—including norms guiding executive behavior—underwent a radical transformation with the ascension of Andrew Jackson to the presidential chair (Kruman ; Leonard ; McCormick ; Skowronek ; Wilson ). Put differently, although the constitutional norms account is flawed, and although the veto bargaining explanation is analytically plausible, a more rigorous norms‐based account explains why the early presidents were hesitant to use the veto and why many later presidents, beginning with Jackson, were not.…”