<p>How does the "Power of the purse" restrict presidential power and give an example.
I don't quite understand this.</p>
<p>it allows congress to allocate funds as they see fit to a certain extent therfore hindering the presidents ability to make monetary decisions</p>
<p>Well, the "power of the purse" is basically a metaphor for Congress's power over the presidential budget.</p>
<p>In simpler terms, your power to go to the movies with your friends is restricted if your parents don't approve and thus don't give you the money to buy a ticket.</p>
<p>Similarly, the president's power to put certain plans into action is limited if Congress votes against funding such a plan for such-and-such a reason. I don't have any concrete examples for you since I haven't quite finished studying myself (and this silly REA prep book I'm reading doesn't give empirical warrants for about 80% of the stuff it says), but in theory, that's what "power of the purse" means.</p>
<p>Thanks, I get it now.</p>