Question

What ended the use of the line-item veto at the national level? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Congress attempted to grant this power to the president by the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to control "pork barrel spending", but in 1998 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the act to be unconstitutional in a 6–3 decision in Clinton v. City of New York.