The Constitution of the US confirms that the power to consider the budget is
reserved for the legislature, not the executive. In 1996, there was a law enacted titled
the Line Item Veto Act. This act granted power to the President to veto the budget
approved by the Congress by specific items. This was opposed to the principle of the
separation of power, because the Line Item Veto Act allowed the President to intervene
in the consideration of the Federal budget, which is constitutionally reserved under the
jurisdiction of the Congress. Subsequently, in 1998, the Supreme Court declared that
this act is unconstitutional (Office of Management and Budget, 2004: 376).