Question

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

Answer 1

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.