CDFM Module 1 Study Questions And
Answers Graded A With Verified
Solutions
3 branches of federal government - executive (me), judicial, legislative 1.1.1
OMB Circular A-11 - Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates Comes out every
summer. 1.1.2 Contains a section on reporting on employment and personnel
compensation 1.2.4 Rules for calculating FTEs can be found here 1.2.13
Best place to find updated laws - Thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html 1.1.2
Genesis of US Federal Legislative process can be traced to these events - Declaration
of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution ratified by 9 states,
Constitution took effect 1.1.5
Declaration of Independence adopted (year) - 1776 1.1.5
Articles of Confederation ratified (year) - 1781 1.1.5
Constitution ratified by 9 states (year) - 1788 1.1.5
Constitution went into effect - 1789 1.1.5
What was the first attempt to come up with a government? - Articles of Confederation
1.1.5
What did an amendment to the Articles of Confederation require? - Unanimous approval
of all the states 1.1.5
What did the Constitution establish - 3 branches of government (judicial, executive,
legislative) 1.1.6
What is the essential principle of the Constitution - Everything you do must be legal
(purpose, time, amount) 1.1.6
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called - Bill of Rights 1.1.6
What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution state - Congress shall have the
authority to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into
execution 1.1.7
, Who heads the executive branch and what is its purpose - Led by the president and
vice president, enforces/executes laws
Who makes up the legislative branch and what is its purpose - Congress and it
makes/passes our laws
What are the two parts of Congress - Senate and House of Representatives
Who leads the judicial branch and what is its purpose - Led by the Supreme Court and
interprets our laws
The organization of the Federal Government can be found where in the Constitution - In
the first 3 articles 1.1.7
What does the preamble to the Constitution of the US begin with and how do we
exercise its sentiment - "We the People of the United States, in order to form a more
perfect Union...."; we exercise this through the election process. 1.1.7
Which Article of the Constitution discusses the legislative branch? - Article 1 1.1.7
Which Articles support which branches of Government? - Article 1; Legislative, Article 2;
Executive, Article 3, Judicial
What are the law-making powers of the Legislative Brach per Article 1 - Raise taxes,
borrow money, regulate commerce, conscript forces, declare war, raise and support
armies 1.1.8
How many years is a Senator's term? - 6 years 1.1.8
How many years is a House of Representative's term? - 2 years 1.1.8
Who elects state senators? - The people 1.1.8
Who is the President of the Senate and when is he allowed to vote? - The Vice
President is the President of the Senate, but is only allowed to vote when they are
equally divided 1.1.8
Who budgets the Vice President's expenses? - The Senate 1.1.8
All bills for raising Revenue shall originate where? - In the House of Representatives
1.1.8
What happens when the President vetoes a bill? - It will go back to Congress. If 2/3 of
the House and 2/3 of the Senate then approve the bill, it will become a law 1.1.8
Answers Graded A With Verified
Solutions
3 branches of federal government - executive (me), judicial, legislative 1.1.1
OMB Circular A-11 - Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates Comes out every
summer. 1.1.2 Contains a section on reporting on employment and personnel
compensation 1.2.4 Rules for calculating FTEs can be found here 1.2.13
Best place to find updated laws - Thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html 1.1.2
Genesis of US Federal Legislative process can be traced to these events - Declaration
of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution ratified by 9 states,
Constitution took effect 1.1.5
Declaration of Independence adopted (year) - 1776 1.1.5
Articles of Confederation ratified (year) - 1781 1.1.5
Constitution ratified by 9 states (year) - 1788 1.1.5
Constitution went into effect - 1789 1.1.5
What was the first attempt to come up with a government? - Articles of Confederation
1.1.5
What did an amendment to the Articles of Confederation require? - Unanimous approval
of all the states 1.1.5
What did the Constitution establish - 3 branches of government (judicial, executive,
legislative) 1.1.6
What is the essential principle of the Constitution - Everything you do must be legal
(purpose, time, amount) 1.1.6
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called - Bill of Rights 1.1.6
What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution state - Congress shall have the
authority to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into
execution 1.1.7
, Who heads the executive branch and what is its purpose - Led by the president and
vice president, enforces/executes laws
Who makes up the legislative branch and what is its purpose - Congress and it
makes/passes our laws
What are the two parts of Congress - Senate and House of Representatives
Who leads the judicial branch and what is its purpose - Led by the Supreme Court and
interprets our laws
The organization of the Federal Government can be found where in the Constitution - In
the first 3 articles 1.1.7
What does the preamble to the Constitution of the US begin with and how do we
exercise its sentiment - "We the People of the United States, in order to form a more
perfect Union...."; we exercise this through the election process. 1.1.7
Which Article of the Constitution discusses the legislative branch? - Article 1 1.1.7
Which Articles support which branches of Government? - Article 1; Legislative, Article 2;
Executive, Article 3, Judicial
What are the law-making powers of the Legislative Brach per Article 1 - Raise taxes,
borrow money, regulate commerce, conscript forces, declare war, raise and support
armies 1.1.8
How many years is a Senator's term? - 6 years 1.1.8
How many years is a House of Representative's term? - 2 years 1.1.8
Who elects state senators? - The people 1.1.8
Who is the President of the Senate and when is he allowed to vote? - The Vice
President is the President of the Senate, but is only allowed to vote when they are
equally divided 1.1.8
Who budgets the Vice President's expenses? - The Senate 1.1.8
All bills for raising Revenue shall originate where? - In the House of Representatives
1.1.8
What happens when the President vetoes a bill? - It will go back to Congress. If 2/3 of
the House and 2/3 of the Senate then approve the bill, it will become a law 1.1.8
