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What is the term for the presidents refusal to spend money for a program that congress has funded.?

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The correct answer is impoundment.

The Impoundment of appropriated funds is one of those ideas that has mostly gone away. A law was passed after it was perceived that President Nixon was abusing the impoundment powers.

Presidents are more likely to now use a line-item veto to accomplish a similar end to impoundment.

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