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100 + QUESTIONS

How do agencies request apportionment from OMB after the appropriations bill is passed? - ANSWERS-SF 132 Quartly reports of expenditures from agencies to OMB using what form?

• ANSWERS-SF 133 What is the hierarchy of laws managing funds?
  • ANSWERS-31 USC 1514, OMB Circular A-123, DOD FMR Volume 14 What is the order of government financial activity?
• ANSWERS-1. Congress appropriates

2. OMB apportions
3. Agency allots, commits, obligates, outlays Establishes the DOD policy and procedures of administrative controls?

• ANSWERS-DOD FMR 7000.14R What authority allows you to make payments in advance of an appropriations act?
• ANSWERS-Entitlement authority (examples include social security, Medicare and unemployment)

Financial control document issues pursuant to law and is normally for the funding stated in an appropriation bill?

• ANSWERS-Appropriations warrant The budget formulation process is governed by?
• ANSWERS-OMB Circular A- 11 Establishes the format for the budget and guidance for submitting budget estimates? - ANSWERS-OMB Circular A- 11 Contains a section on reporting on employment and personnel compensation. Rules for calculating FTEs can be found here?
• ANSWERS-OMB Circular A- 11 What requires individual federal managers to develop internal controls for results oriented maangement?
• ANSWERS-OMB Circular A- 123 What is a request in addition to amounts already appropriated?
• ANSWERS-Supplemental requests What happens after the president signs the appropriations bill?
• ANSWERS-Budget execution begins, appropriations warrant submitted to treasury. What is the guidance document for the Budget execution phase?
• ANSWERS-OMB A- 11

How is a bill number 100 in the senate and the house written?

• ANSWERS-S.100 and H.R. If congress doesn't notify the president within ____ days to release funds, the funds may be deferred . - ANSWERS-45 days What form is used by certain senior officials and employees to disclose financial interests to the executive branch?
• ANSWERS-SF 278 What form is used by less senior officials whos duties involve contracting, procurement, grants, auditing, to file confidencial financial disclosure reports?
• ANSWERS-OGE form 450 What are some inherently government activities?
• ANSWERS-Monetary transactions, entitlements, criminal investigations, combat support, prosecutions. How can you deal with conflicts of interests?
• ANSWERS-1. Recusal

2. Waivers
3. Certificate of divestiture
4. Trusts Genesis of US federal process can be traced to these events

• ANSWERS-Declaration of independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution ratified by 9 states, constitution took effect.

What did amendment to articles of confederation require?

• ANSWERS-Unanimous approval of all the states Essential principle of constitution?
• ANSWERS-Everything you do must be legal in purpose, time and amount. What are the first 10 amendments to the consitution called?
• ANSWERS-Bill of rights What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution state?
• ANSWERS-Congress shall have the authority to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution. What does the preamble to the constitution of the US begin with and how do we exercise its sentiment?
• ANSWERS-We the people, through elections. What constitutional amendment is known as states rights?
• ANSWERS-Amendment 10 First required president to submit annual budget proposal to congress AND established OMB/GAO?
• ANSWERS-1921 Budget and Accounting Act What act shifted congress to focus on overall budgt totals, created new budget committees in each house and shifted the fiscal year from July to October?
• ANSWERS-1974 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act

What prohibts the president from witholding funds without sufficient reason?

• ANSWERS-Impoundment Control Act of 1974 Used for matters affecting the operations of BOTH! the house and the senate, does not go to president for signature?
• ANSWERS-Concurrent resolution (1) Established deficit reduction goals aimed at a balanced budget in FY 1991
• ANSWERS-1985 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act What act divided spending into mandatory and discretionary; also established pay as you go entitlement?
• ANSWERS-1990 Budget Enforcement Act (1) Changed way budgets are to be justified and managed (2) focused budget process on planning (3) required agencies to submit strategic plans by September 30 (4) required annual performance plans
• ANSWERS-1993 Government Performance and Results Act Annual performance plan requires OMB to establish federal priority goals and agencies to establish priority goals.
• ANSWERS-2010 GPRA Modernization Act (1) Put in place 3 phased process to increase debt ceiling (2) Mandated a vote on constitutional Balanced Budget amendment - ANSWERS-2011 Budget Control Act

Used for matters affecting the operations of EITHER! the house and the senate, does not go to president for signature?

• ANSWERS-Simple resolution What are the three phases of the budget cycle?
  • ANSWERS-Budget formulation, Congressional action, Budget Execution What Act states the president must submit to congress his proposed budget for the next fiscal year by the first monday in february?
  • ANSWERS-1974 Congressional Budget Act What is it called when OMB reviews an agencies budget returns it to the agency with or without funding changes? This can be appealed to the president by the agency head?
  • ANSWERS-Passback Defined in OMB Circular A-11 as the lowest level of budgetary formulation? - ANSWERS-Object class How many appropriations acts are there? - ANSWERS- 12 What are the three steps in the Budget Enactment process? - ANSWERS-Budget Resolution Process, Authorization Process, Appropriations Process What happens during Budget Resolution Process? - ANSWERS-OMB and Secretary of the Treasury appear before the house budget committee and senate budget committee to explain basis for budget proposals. Ends with a concurrent budget resolution. What do HASC and SASC primarily do for the DOD? - ANSWERS-Authorizations process

What do the HAC and SAC primarily do for the entire federal government? - ANSWERS- Appropriations process What organization conducts score keeping for congress during budget resultion phase? - ANSWERS-Congressional budget office High level overall budget plan passed by the house and senate for the federal government, by law to be completed by april 15th, does not require presidents signature - ANSWERS- Concurrent budget resolution Is the NDAA a bill? - ANSWERS-yes it is a bill What prevents Congress and the President from unilaterally making laws and treaties? - ANSWERS-Separation of Power What give Congress the authority to make laws? - ANSWERS-Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution Who reviews the constitution for interpretation of the constitution? - ANSWERS-Supreme Court Who has the power to raise taxes given in Article 1 of the Constitution? - ANSWERS-Congress (Legislative Branch) What does the Congress of the US consist of? - ANSWERS-Senate (6 yrs); House (2 yrs) All bills for raising Revenue shall originate where? But the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. - ANSWERS-House of Representative To be able to override a presidential veto, the House has to have a majority to pass the bill; and if approved, then goes to the Senate for a vote to pass the bill. If approved, the Bill becomes Law. What is the percentage the vote has to pass by in both the House & Senate? - ANSWERS- 2/3 and 2/

If any Bill shall not be returned by the President after it has been presented to him, the Same shall be a law. How many days? - ANSWERS-10 Days Who has the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and Excises to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. - ANSWERS- Congress Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution allows for what? - ANSWERS-1) borrow money on credit

2. regulate commerce; 3) Coin money; 4) Constitute Tribunals; 5) Declare War; 6) Raise and support Armies; 7) provide and maintain Navy; 8) Make Rules for Government Regulation of land and naval forces; 9) Provide for calling forth Militia; 10) to make all laws No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in the Consequence of Appropriations made by law. - ANSWERS-Article 1, Section 9 Once the money officially and legally gets into the Treasury, to be able to use the money, what does Congress have to do? - ANSWERS-Write a Law Gives executive power to the President to be the Commander in Chief and to execute the laws - ANSWERS-Article 2 Executive Branch The President has the power to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint these officials. Name 2? - ANSWERS-Ambassadors & Supreme Court Judges How often does the President give to Congress the State of the Union (Jan/Feb) time frame. - ANSWERS-Once year Who and what branch is responsibly for faithfully executing the laws enacted by Congress (Legislative Branch)? - ANSWERS-President (Executive Branch)

The Supreme Court does not deal in the matter of what? - ANSWERS-State Laws A new Congress convenes for two years following the November general elections, it consists of how many sessions, and each in what duration? - ANSWERS-2 sessions; 1 year duration This may originate either in the House of Representatives or in the Senate. There is little practice difference between a bill and a " ", once agree, it goes to the President for signature. - ANSWERS-Joint Resolution Matters affecting the operation of the House & Senate and both chambers agree, does not go to the President for signature. - ANSWERS-Concurrent Resolution The House and Senate can each write an matter concerning the operation on its own. Applies to the chamber that created it. Knows as the H.Res & S.Res - ANSWERS-Simple Resolution During the State of The Union, what message is the President giving? - ANSWERS-State of Union, recommend measures necessary and expedient Can an Executive Branch Department pass legislation with the approval of OMB and on Behalf of the president, to a congressional committee or subcommittee - ANSWERS-Yes, but must be approved by OMB Who resolves differences between the HR and the Senate? - ANSWERS-Conference Committee (Third Chamber) What is usually the first step in the process for consideration by committee? - ANSWERS-Public Hearing When a Conference Committee is convened dealing with an amendment, what can the conferees do and not do? - ANSWERS-Only deal with matters in disagreement; cannot insert new matter or leave out matter agreed on

The final step after the Conference Committee Resolution after a measure has been passed in identical form by both the House andSenate, it is considered to be what? - ANSWERS-"Enrolled" (then sent to the president) What was declared unconstitutional in 1998 with respect to Presidential Veto? - ANSWERS-Line Item Veto If the President Veto a Bill, it is returned to the house of original acting first. If the Bill does not receive 2/3 vote, it is sustained and the bill fails to become law. If it receives the required 2/ vote, an endorsement to the effect is made on the back of the bill and it is then transmitted, with the accompany message, the to the second house for its action. What has to happen for the Bill to become Law? - ANSWERS-The next house has to pass it with a 2/3 vote to become law. Who is responsible for the 3 phases of the Budget Cycle? - ANSWERS-OMB What are the 3 Phases of the Budget Cycle? - ANSWERS-Budget Formulation, Congressional Action and Budget Execution Who does the Federal budget belong to? - ANSWERS-The President The Budget Formulation processed is governed by this? - ANSWERS-OMB Circular A- 11 OMB Circular A-11 sets out the promises of the president - ANSWERS-Presidential Priorities What are the six major steps in the budget formulation process laid out in OMB Circular A-11? - ANSWERS-1) OMB Issues guidance; 2) Organization develops draft; 3) Agency submit budget estimates to OMB; 4) OMB hold hearings on Agency Budgets; 5) President makes final decisions on Agency budgets; 6) President transmits the budget to Congress.

What organization is responsible for helping the President with spending policy, managing the executive budget, and providing advice an dangles on a broad range of topics? - ANSWERS- Additional OMB Duties The President is responsible to transmit the budget of the US government to congress NLT when? - ANSWERS-1st Monday in February each year Congress she process authorization legislation, which authorizes or allows programs to exist. They also pass appropriations, which provide funding for programs - ANSWERS-Congressional Action Phase The President signs the bills into law that provides legal budget authority to incur obligations and make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. - ANSWERS-Appropriation In the Congressional Action Phase, who holds hearing in January in preperation for drafting the concurrent resolution of the budget? - ANSWERS-Budget Committees Budget Committees this to their respective houses. The resolution sets spending revenue and other budget targets for the upcoming fiscal year. - ANSWERS-Concurrent Resolution - April of each year This is the process of estimating the budgetary effects of pending legislation and comparing them to a baseline such as a budget resolution or to any limits that may be set in law. - ANSWERS-Scorekeeping What data does scorekeeping track? - ANSWERS-budget authority, receipts, outlays, surplus or deficit, and the public debt This resolution fixes new budget authority and outlay target and establishes target for the Gross National Debt, revenues, and surplus/deficit. - ANSWERS-Budget Resolution

This resolution does not require the signature of the President. It is the first step in the Congressional Budget Process. - ANSWERS-Concurrent Budget Resolution This Bill may not exceed the ceilings set in the CBR w/out a 60% majority vote of the entire congress & CBO monitors for compliance. - ANSWERS-Annual Appropriation Bill Defense, Military Construction/Veterans Affairs & Energy and Water - ANSWERS-Defense Relates Appropriations Acts When a statutes language is not clear as written, the best place to go for interpretation of the law is where? - ANSWERS-Legislative History Who will provide DoDs position on appeal items? - ANSWERS-SECDEF Amends the budgets submission prior to completion of a congressional act....they have been submitted but not yet processed by congress - ANSWERS-Budget Amendments Normally transmitted to Congress as requests to provide funds in addition to amounts already appropriated for the ongoing fiscal year. - ANSWERS-Supplmental Requests What provides budget authority for specific ongoing activities for a specific period of time? - ANSWERS-Continuing Resolution (CR) Budget authority and the availability of budgetary resources for obligation and expenditure are limited by the following elements. - ANSWERS-Time, Purpose & Amount The period of time of that the budget resources may incur new obligations is different from the period of time during which budgetary resources may be used to insure expenditures. - ANSWERS-Time

This is distributed by OMB as part of the apportionment process. - ANSWERS-Budget Authority This process begins with the President's signature on the appropriations bill. - ANSWERS-Budget Execution Process What is the Form that OSD has to send to OMB to request apportionment within 10 days of the Presenting signing the appropriations bill? - ANSWERS-SF- 132 What does the apportionment provide to the Federal agencies? - ANSWERS-Obligation Authority OSD/OMB negotiates apportionments (OSD must request apportionment via form SF-132). OMB has 30 days after the appropriations act passage to effect apportionment. - ANSWERS- Within 10 days of the appropriations Act Financial control document issued by the Treasury Department - ANSWERS-Appropriation Warrant What devices up the appropriation? - ANSWERS-Apportionment Apportionment is required by what USC? - ANSWERS-31 USC 1512 Apportionment helps to achieve the cost effective and economical use of what? - ANSWERS- Available Funds It is a violation of law for an agency to incur obligations or make expenditures in excess of what? - ANSWERS-the amount apportioned The President is required to send a notice to the appropriate commitment. If

Congress does not notify the President within 45 days to release the funds, the funds may be what? - ANSWERS-Deferred (2 USC 684) Funds that are cancelled by congressional action. - ANSWERS-Rescission Required the system of administrative controls - ANSWERS-31 USC 1514 is not required for the operation and maintenance appropriation accounts, revolving funds accounts, or military personnel appropriation accounts, but may be used if cost effective. - ANSWERS-Commitment Accounting Legal reservation of funds are the amounts of orders places, contracts awarded, services received, and similar transactions during an accounting period that will require payment during the same or future periods. - ANSWERS-Obligations certification that certifies to the KO purpose, time and amount. The basis for a commitment - ANSWERS-Fiduciary Certifies vouchers for payments - ANSWERS-Certifying Officers Appropriates the funds and sends to OMB for apportionment - ANSWERS-Congress Apportions the funds to the Agencies for execution - ANSWERS-OMB Responsible for Allots, commits, obligates and outlays the funding - ANSWERS-Agency funds that have actually been moved from the federal treasury - ANSWERS-Outlays Who is the primary oversight committee for the DoD programs? - ANSWERS-HAC & SAC

Who's is the head of the Comptroller General? - ANSWERS-Government Accountability Office (GAO)

1. Budget Formulation, 2) Congressional Review 3) Budget Execution - ANSWERS-Federal Budget Process The budget formulation is based on performance planning/reporting as required by what? - ANSWERS-Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Government budget outlays exceed its budget receipts for any given period - ANSWERS-Budget Deficit the transactions of Government entities that laws exclude from the on-budget totals (those of SSA, Trust Fund, and Postal Service are not included in the budget deficit) - ANSWERS-Budget totals Specific statutory authority to incur obligations - ANSWERS-Contract authority Cash value of the resources allocated to a particular program - ANSWERS-Cost Budgetary resources provided in an appropriations act. - ANSWERS-Discretionary Spending Authority to make payments - ANSWERS-Entitle Authority Occurs when a check is issued - ANSWERS-Expenditure Spending that is controlled by laws. - ANSWERS-Mandatory Spending

Primary measure of government spending - ANSWERS-Outlay How large is discretionary spending, budget authority that is indefinite - ANSWERS-34% This spending is mandatory for entitlement programs such as SS, corporate income taxes, excise taxes, etc. This is a "permanent appropriation" - ANSWERS-Non-Discretionary What makes up the greatest revenue source? - ANSWERS-Individual Income Taxes Requires the President to submit an annual budget proposal to congress and established the OMB and the GAO. - ANSWERS-1921 Budget and Accounting Act Established House and Senate Budget Committees. Changed FY to 1 Oct - 30 Sep from 1 Jul - 30 Jun - ANSWERS-1974 Congressional Budget Impoundment Control Act Pay as you go on any spending outside the appropriation that would increase the deficit. Often referred to as the Gramm-Rudman Hollings Act - ANSWERS-1987 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act Discretionary Spending is the budget authority controlled by annual appropriations acts and the outlays that result from the BA. Established Pay-as-you-go entitlements (can't add a new one without getting rid of an old one) - ANSWERS-1990 Budget Enforcement Act Authority was briefly granted in 1996 and used by President Bill Clinton until it was declared unconstitutional in 1998. - ANSWERS-1996 Line Item Veto Act Military departments are responsible of recruiting, training, and equipping their forces, but operational control of those forces is assigned to one of the Combatant Commands. Who sets the End Strength? - ANSWERS-Congress

The process for determining requirements for budgetary purposes and reporting strengths to OMB - ANSWERS-Manpower Management Number of personnel in, or projected to be in, an organization or account at a specified point in time. Seats filled. - ANSWERS-Actual Strength Actual strength of an entire service, not necessarily equal to combined unit actual strengths because individuals may be assigned but not joined. - ANSWERS-Assigned Strength US Citizens or foreign national hired directly or indirectly to work for DoD, paid from appropriated or non-appropriated funds under permanent or temporary assignment. Specifically excluded are all Government contractor employees. - ANSWERS-DoD Civilian Workforce Authorized and programmed strength at the end of the fiscal year for active forces, selected reserve, and appropriated-fund civilian employees in the FYDP. - ANSWERS-Peacetime Strength Terminating or differing activities not essential to the war effort in order to permit the reallocation of personnel to higher priority tasks. Assigning military personnel only to those jobs that contribute to the war (exceptions apply) - ANSWERS-DoD Manpower Utilization Policy What jobs cannot be reassigned to non-military personnel during war effort? - ANSWERS- Military incumbency is required by law, possessing military unique skills or experience, military authority or discipline is requisite of the position, alternative manpower is not availble An expansion of military members through mobilization may require an increase in what workforce? - ANSWERS-Increase in Civilian workforce Mobilization is the process of assembling, organizing and using manpower and material resources in preparation for war or other emergency. The mobilization process can help deter war as well as enhance war fighting capability. - ANSWERS-Master Mobilization Plan (MMP)

Gives the President authority to order to active duty Selected Reserve and Ready Reserves w/o the consent of Congress for no more than 365 days. - ANSWERS-10 USC 12304 A position based designation stating that a person occupying an E-E position could be deployed to a crisis area. - ANSWERS-Emergency Essential Personnel budget estimates are prepared in terms of full-time equivalent (Fee) employment, as required by.. - ANSWERS-OMB Circular A- 11 DoD Separation Incentives - requires that buyout payments be paid from amounts available for the employee's pay, and generally, be fully repaid if the employee rejoins the Federal Government within fiver years of separation - ANSWERS-5 USC 9902(i) Requires annual list of activities performed by executive agency that are not inherently government functions. These are lists of positions that are not considered to be inherently governmental - ANSWERS-Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (FAIR Act) Positions that can be done by contractor personnel - ANSWERS-Non-inherently governmental The head of the Executive agency shall promptly transmit a copy of the list to Congress to make the list available to the public. The director OMB shall promptly publish in the Federal Register a notice that the list is available to the public. - ANSWERS-Public Availability of Lists Executive agency shall use a process to select the source (except where except by law) - ANSWERS-Competition Required This defines activities in two categories, commercial activity, and inherently governmental activity - ANSWERS-OMB Circular A- 76 Determination of agency policy, such as determining the content and application of regulations, among other things - ANSWERS-Inherently governmental

is designed to empower Federal managers to make sound and justifiable business decisions. It is not simply designed just to contract out. - ANSWERS-OMB Circular A- 76 Process starts and ends w/Congress - ANSWERS-Fair Act Serve as the score of work for making cost comparisons - ANSWERS-A-76 Cost Competition Process Performance Work Statements Neither funds nor manpower authorizations shall be removed from the activity's budget in anticipation of the outcome. - ANSWERS-Cost Comparison Study DoD components shall notify congress of the intention to do a cost comparison involving more than how many DoD civilian personnel? - ANSWERS- 46 requires the congressional notification and employee notification of an A-76 Cost Competition Process - ANSWERS-DoDI 4100. HOW MANY BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT DID THE CONSTITUTION ESTABLISH? - ANSWERS- 3 WHAT WAS THE PREDECESSOR TO THE CONSTITUTION? - ANSWERS-ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION IN WHICH ARTICLE OF THE CONSTITUTION IS THE POWER TO RAISE TAXES? - ANSWERS-ARTICLE 1 WHAT OCCURS WHEN CONGRESS IS NOT IN SESSION AND THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT SIGN A PROPERLY PRESENTED ENROLLED BILL WITHIN TEN DAYS? - ANSWERS-POCKET VETO

HOW FREQUENTLY DOES THE CONGRESS REVIEW THE DOD BUDGET REQUEST? - ANSWERS-

ANNUALLY

APPROXIMATELY WHAT PERCENT OF TOTAL FEDERAL SPENDING IS DISCRETIONARY SPENDING?

- ANSWERS-34 PERCENT

WHICH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTS LAWS? - ANSWERS-EXECUTIVE BRANCH

WHICH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO RAISE TAXES AND BORROW MONEY? -

ANSWERS-LEGISLATIVE CONGRESS

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COMMITTEE THAT ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

HOUSE AND SENATE VERSIONS OF THE BILL? - ANSWERS-CONFERENCE COMMITTEE OR THIRD

CHAMBER

WHICH AGENCY ISSUES DIRECTIONS FOR USE BY OTHER AGENCIES IN SUBMITTING THEIR

BUDGET ESTIMATES? - ANSWERS-OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OMB

WHAT TYPE OF LEGISLATION PROVIDES AN AGENCY WITH BUDGET AUTHORITY? - ANSWERS-

APPROPRIATION ACTS PROVIDE BUDGET AUTHORITY

WHAT TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE A SUBDIVISION OF AN APPORTIONMENT? - ANSWERS-

ALLOTMENT

WHAT AGENCY ISSUES APPORTIONMENT'S? - ANSWERS-OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT OF BUDGET

OMB

WHICH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT CONDUCTS HEARINGS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF

GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS? - ANSWERS-LEGISLATIVE CONGRESS

IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH ORGANIZATIONS ACTUALLY PREPARE BUDGET

ESTIMATES? - ANSWERS-FEDERAL AGENCIES

WHAT IS THE LARGEST SINGLE SOURCE OF FEDERAL TAX REVENUE? - ANSWERS-INDIVIDUAL

INCOME TAX 43 PERCENT

WHAT ARE THE REQUESTS FOR FUNDS IN ADDITION TO AMOUNTS ALREADY APPROPRIATED

CALLED? - ANSWERS-SUPPLEMENTAL

WHAT FINANCIAL CONTROL DOCUMENT IS ISSUED BY THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT

FOLLOWING SIGNATURE OF THE APPROPRIATION ACT? - ANSWERS-APPROPRIATION WARRANT

WHAT TERM DESCRIBES POSTPONEMENT IN THE USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS? - ANSWERS-

DEFERRAL

WHAT TERM DESCRIBES A CANCELLATION OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS? - ANSWERS-RECESSION

AFTER THE DOD APPROPRIATIONS BILL IS SIGNED INTO LAW, WHAT DOES THE DOD REQUEST

FROM OMB? - ANSWERS-APPORTIONMENT

AN ADMINISTRATIVE RESERVATION OF FUNDS IS KNOWN AS WHAT? - ANSWERS-

COMMITMENT

WHAT GIVES A FEDERAL AGENCY THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO OPERATE A PROGRAM? -

ANSWERS-AUTHORIZATION LEGISLATION

ARTICLE 1 SECTION 8 CLAUSE 1 OF THE US CONSTITUTION EMPOWERS WHICH ELEMENT OF

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO COLLECT TAXES? - ANSWERS-LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

PREVENTS CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT FROM UNILATERALLY MAKING LAWS AND

TREATIES. - ANSWERS-SEPARATION OF POWERS

COMPOSED OF MEMBERS CHOSEN EVERY SECOND YEAR BY THE PEOPLE OF SEVERAL STATES -

ANSWERS-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

COMPOSED OF TWO MEMBERS FROM EACH STATE FOR SIX YEARS HAVING ONE VOTE -

ANSWERS-SENATE

ALL BILLS FOR RAISING REVENUE SHALL ORIGINATE WHERE? - ANSWERS-HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES

POWER TO LAY AND COLLECT TAXES - ANSWERS-CONGRESS

POWER TO CONSTITUTE TRIBUNALS INFERIOR TO SUPREME COURT - ANSWERS-CONGRESS

CONGRESS CAN RAISE AND SUPPORT ARMIES BUT NO APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO THAT

USE SHALL BE LONGER THAN? - ANSWERS-TWO YEARS

NO MONEY SHALL BE DRAWN FROM THE TREASURY BUT IN CONSEQUENCE OF - ANSWERS-

APPROPRIATION

FROM TIME TO TIME WHAT SHALL BE PUBLISHED REGARDING PUBLIC MONEY - ANSWERS-

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT AND RECEIPTS

EXECUTIVE POWER OF THE UNITED STATES IS VESTED IN WHO? - ANSWERS-PRESIDENT

WHO IS COMMANDER AND CHIEF OF ARMY AND NAVY? - ANSWERS-PRESIDENT

WHO HAS POWER WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF SENATE 2/3 MAJORITY TO MAKE

TREATIES , APPOINT AMBASSADORS, PUBLIC MINISTERS , SUPREME COURT JUSTICES ,AND

CONSULS - ANSWERS-PRESIDENT

WHO PROVIDES STATE OF THE UNION AND RECOMMENDS CONSIDERATION FOR MEASURES

JUDGES NECESSARY - ANSWERS-PRESIDENT

WHO INTERPRETS LAWS - ANSWERS-JUDICIAL BRANCH

RULES ON FEDERAL LAWS AND CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES - ANSWERS-SUPREME COURT

HOW MANY SESSIONS DOES CONGRESS CONVENE AND HOW LONG DO THEY LAST - ANSWERS-

TWO SESSIONS ONE YEAR EACH

HOW DO JOINT RESOLUTIONS BECOME LAW? - ANSWERS-SAME MANNER AS BILLS

NOT PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR APPROVAL? - ANSWERS-PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR - ANSWERS-ACTION

WHEN DOES THE PRESIDENT USUALLY PRESENT OR SUBMIT ANNUAL MESSAGE ON THE STATE

OF THE UNION? - ANSWERS-BEGINNING OF THE SESSION

WHO IS PRESIDENTS WATCHDOG? - ANSWERS-OMB

WHO DOES OMB WORK FOR? - ANSWERS-PRESIDENT

RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING CONGRESS OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH REQUESTED LEGISLATION? -

ANSWERS-OMB

WHAT IS HOPPER FOR? - ANSWERS-ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS MAY INTRODUCE A BILL AT

ANY TIME WHILE IN SESSION BY PLACING IT IN HOPPER

WHAT IS MARK UP SESSION? - ANSWERS-AFTER HEARINGS ARE COMPLETED THE BILL IS IN THIS

STATUS

AFTER BILL HAS PASSED ONE BODY THE BILLS IS CALLED? - ANSWERS-ENGROSSED BILL

WHO COMPOSES CONFERENCE COMMITTEES? - ANSWERS-MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE

HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES

WHAT IS KNOWN AS THIRD CHAMBER? - ANSWERS-CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE? - ANSWERS-TO RECONCILE DIFFERENCES

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES CANNOT - ANSWERS-INSERT NEW MATTER OR LEAVE OUT MATTER

AGREED TO BY BOTH HOUSES

AFTER A MEASURE HAS BEEN PASSED IN IDENTICAL FORM BY BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE IT IS

CONSIDERED? - ANSWERS-ENROLLED

HOW MANY DAYS DOES PRESIDENT HAVE TO ACT ON BILL? - ANSWERS-TEN

WHO HAS POWER TO LAY AND COLLECT TAXES? - ANSWERS-CONGRESS

WHO CAN CONSTITUTE TRIBUNALS INFERIOR TO SUPREME COURT? - ANSWERS-CONGRESS

TO RAISE AND SUPPORT ARMIES NO APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO THAT USE SHALL BE

LONGER THAN - ANSWERS-TWO YEARS

WHO MAKES LAWS WHICH ARE NECESSARY AND PROPER FOR EXECUTION THE FOREGOING

POWERS? - ANSWERS-CONGRESS

NO MONEY SHALL BE DRAWN FROM THE TREASURY BUT IN CONSEQUENCE OF - ANSWERS-

APPROPRIATIONS

REGULAR STATEMENT AND ACCOUNT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF ALL PUBLIC MONEY

SHALL BE? - ANSWERS-PUBLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME

EXECUTIVE POWER VESTED IN - ANSWERS-POTUS

COMMANDER AND CHIEF OF ARMY AND NAVY? - ANSWERS-POTUS

POWER BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE TO MAKE TREATIES

PROVIDED TWO THIRDS SENATE CONCUR - ANSWERS-POTUS

SHALL NOMINATE WITH ADVICE AND CONSENT OF SENATE AMBASSADORS, PUBLIC MINISTERS,

AND COUNSELS - ANSWERS-POTUS

RECOMMEND CONSIDERATION OF MEASURES NECESSARY AND EXPEDIENT TO CONGRESS -

ANSWERS-POTUS

WHO EXECUTES THE LAW? - ANSWERS-POTUS

WHO CAN ESTABLISH INFERIOR COURTS? - ANSWERS-CONGRESS