CDFM MODULE 1 EXAM WITH 250
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023-2024
GRADED A+
3 branches of federal government - ANS✔✔--executive (me), judicial, legislative 1.1.1
OMB Circular A-11 - ANS✔✔--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 - ANS✔✔--Thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
1.1.2
Genesis of US Federal Legislative process can be traced to these events - ANS✔✔--
Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution ratified by 9 states,
Constitution took effect 1.1.5
Declaration of Independence adopted (year) - ANS✔✔--1776 1.1.5
Articles of Confederation ratified (year) - ANS✔✔--1781 1.1.5
Constitution ratified by 9 states (year) - ANS✔✔--1788 1.1.5
Constitution went into effect - ANS✔✔--1789 1.1.5
What was the first attempt to come up with a government? - ANS✔✔--Articles of
Confederation 1.1.5
What did an amendment to the Articles of Confederation require? - ANS✔✔--
Unanimous approval of all the states 1.1.5
What did the Constitution establish - ANS✔✔--3 branches of government (judicial,
executive, legislative) 1.1.6
What is the essential principle of the Constitution - ANS✔✔--Everything you do must
be legal (purpose, time, amount) 1.1.6
, What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called - ANS✔✔--Bill of Rights
1.1.6
What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution state - ANS✔✔--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 - ANS✔✔--Led by the
president and vice president, enforces/executes laws
Who makes up the legislative branch and what is its purpose - ANS✔✔--Congress
and it makes/passes our laws
What are the two parts of Congress - ANS✔✔--Senate and House of Representatives
Who leads the judicial branch and what is its purpose - ANS✔✔--Led by the Supreme
Court and interprets our laws
The organization of the Federal Government can be found where in the Constitution -
ANS✔✔--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 - ANS✔✔--"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? - ANS✔✔--Article
1 1.1.7
Which Articles support which branches of Government? - ANS✔✔--Article 1;
Legislative, Article 2; Executive, Article 3, Judicial
What are the law-making powers of the Legislative Brach per Article 1 - ANS✔✔--
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? - ANS✔✔--6 years 1.1.8
How many years is a House of Representative's term? - ANS✔✔--2 years 1.1.8
Who elects state senators? - ANS✔✔--The people 1.1.8
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023-2024
GRADED A+
3 branches of federal government - ANS✔✔--executive (me), judicial, legislative 1.1.1
OMB Circular A-11 - ANS✔✔--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 - ANS✔✔--Thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
1.1.2
Genesis of US Federal Legislative process can be traced to these events - ANS✔✔--
Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution ratified by 9 states,
Constitution took effect 1.1.5
Declaration of Independence adopted (year) - ANS✔✔--1776 1.1.5
Articles of Confederation ratified (year) - ANS✔✔--1781 1.1.5
Constitution ratified by 9 states (year) - ANS✔✔--1788 1.1.5
Constitution went into effect - ANS✔✔--1789 1.1.5
What was the first attempt to come up with a government? - ANS✔✔--Articles of
Confederation 1.1.5
What did an amendment to the Articles of Confederation require? - ANS✔✔--
Unanimous approval of all the states 1.1.5
What did the Constitution establish - ANS✔✔--3 branches of government (judicial,
executive, legislative) 1.1.6
What is the essential principle of the Constitution - ANS✔✔--Everything you do must
be legal (purpose, time, amount) 1.1.6
, What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called - ANS✔✔--Bill of Rights
1.1.6
What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution state - ANS✔✔--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 - ANS✔✔--Led by the
president and vice president, enforces/executes laws
Who makes up the legislative branch and what is its purpose - ANS✔✔--Congress
and it makes/passes our laws
What are the two parts of Congress - ANS✔✔--Senate and House of Representatives
Who leads the judicial branch and what is its purpose - ANS✔✔--Led by the Supreme
Court and interprets our laws
The organization of the Federal Government can be found where in the Constitution -
ANS✔✔--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 - ANS✔✔--"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? - ANS✔✔--Article
1 1.1.7
Which Articles support which branches of Government? - ANS✔✔--Article 1;
Legislative, Article 2; Executive, Article 3, Judicial
What are the law-making powers of the Legislative Brach per Article 1 - ANS✔✔--
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? - ANS✔✔--6 years 1.1.8
How many years is a House of Representative's term? - ANS✔✔--2 years 1.1.8
Who elects state senators? - ANS✔✔--The people 1.1.8
