If the President Veto's the congressional budget does that shutdown the government?

No, unfortunately not.

They simply operate without a budget...they do it all of the time.

Of course, this whole discussion is contingent on Congress failing to override the president's veto.

That said, the ability of an agency to spend money is based on Congressional approval. Without that approval, the agencies cannot spend. If the president vetoes the budget, and does not allow emergency funding under what is known as a "Continuing Resolution," (which allows the agencies of government to continue operation under funding levels of last year's budget), then yes, the government shuts down -- but not all of it.

Certain functions such as the military, law enforcement and other "essential services" are continued and funded under the previous year's budget. But "non-essential services" shut down, the workers are sent home, and the operations of government stop until the president and Congress come to terms.

No, but when Bush Sr. was President, they did shut down the government which meant all non-essential services stopped. The republicans tried to get emergency spending bills through Congress to keep social security, medicare., etc. payments going out but democrats blocked it and held these people for ransome or blackmail, until Bush Sr. agreed to a budget with a tax hike. Then candidate Clinton buried him by saying Bush had broke his "read my lips" pledge not to raise taxes. He was too soft, but the press wouldn't reveal what was actually going on in Washington. You see the economy, the budget, foreign treaties, all come from Congress, the President can only veto if he has enough support to prevent a congressional override. Right now the democrats can ram anything through Congress they want, and get Obama to sign it, but democrats up for election next year are afraid upset voters will vote them out, and then the poor dems will be unemployed, and feel our pain.

The Congress can override vetoes with a 2/3 vote. And I don't think they are going to let a budget veto slide by.

(The Congress has more power than the President.)

Not sure, but if congress doesn't pass the executive budget, the government shuts down as it did in 1994.

depends if the congress can overrule with a majority vote. I want to see the budget end the wars overseas is american made terrosim.

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how can that occur?Or shutdown the president himself?