CGFM Exam 1 2025 Questions and
Answers
Federalism - --Answer --Power is distributed among different levels of
government, no one level has complete authority
Sovereignty - --Answer --National government cant be sued by states or
citizens without its permission
Popular Sovereignty - --Answer --Citizens hold ultimate authority through
the ballot; even a sovereign government is accountable to citizens
Primary Purpose of Government - --Answer --Provide services to its citizens
10th Amendment - --Answer --Aka - reserved Clause
National government cant dictate the manner in which state and local programs
should operate
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,Why are state and local governments called labratories of democracy? - --
Answer --They experiment with policies and procedures that are later
adopted at the national level (upward influence)
At the state level, the legislative branch is sometimes referred to as? - --
Answer --General Assembly
Cities, towns & villages are ________________ governments - --Answer --
Municipal
What is the type of municipal government with two branches: executive (mayor),
and legislative (council) - --Answer --Mayor-Council form
The form of municipal government where the executive and legislative branches
are combined into the authority of commissioners - --Answer --Commission
form
Type of municipal government where council members embody the legislative
branch & a manager serves at discretion of the council- not the voters - --
Answer --Council Manager Form
The first 10 amendments are known as ______________ - --Answer --The
Bill of RIghts
How many articles are in the Constitution? - --Answer --Seven
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,No one branch of government can exercise complete control over another - --
Answer --Separation of Powers
Under _________________, courts can overturn laws if deemed unconstitional - -
-Answer --Judicial Review
Since each house may pass a different version of a bill, differences are reconciled in
___________________ - --Answer --Conference Committees
Congress may override the presidents veto with a _______________ vote in
BOTH houses - --Answer --Two-Thirds
The 3 branches of government can further be divided into
____________________ - --Answer --Components
Which branch has the most components - --Answer --Executive
Many government components take the form of ________________, either
permanent of temporary - --Answer --Commissions
The local government equivalent of a constitution - --Answer --Charter
Put the following in order per hierarchy of government authorities: Laws,
Executive Orders, Constitution, Rules & Regulations - --Answer --
Constitution, Laws, Executive Orders, Rules & Regulations
Which decision is most likely to be made during the "programming phase"
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, a- broad goals of government
b- whether to lease space of construct a new building
c- how to respond to an audit report
d- appropriate accounting methods - --Answer --B - Make or buy done
decisions done during programming phase
Which is not a typical output of programming phase?
a- most cost effective means to acheive objectives
b- specific, measurable objectives
c- level of resources requested
d- reprogramming requests - --Answer --D - reprogramming requests
Typically, which type of budget will be in effect the longest?
a-operations
b- cash flow
c- capital - --Answer --C- Capital
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Answers
Federalism - --Answer --Power is distributed among different levels of
government, no one level has complete authority
Sovereignty - --Answer --National government cant be sued by states or
citizens without its permission
Popular Sovereignty - --Answer --Citizens hold ultimate authority through
the ballot; even a sovereign government is accountable to citizens
Primary Purpose of Government - --Answer --Provide services to its citizens
10th Amendment - --Answer --Aka - reserved Clause
National government cant dictate the manner in which state and local programs
should operate
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,Why are state and local governments called labratories of democracy? - --
Answer --They experiment with policies and procedures that are later
adopted at the national level (upward influence)
At the state level, the legislative branch is sometimes referred to as? - --
Answer --General Assembly
Cities, towns & villages are ________________ governments - --Answer --
Municipal
What is the type of municipal government with two branches: executive (mayor),
and legislative (council) - --Answer --Mayor-Council form
The form of municipal government where the executive and legislative branches
are combined into the authority of commissioners - --Answer --Commission
form
Type of municipal government where council members embody the legislative
branch & a manager serves at discretion of the council- not the voters - --
Answer --Council Manager Form
The first 10 amendments are known as ______________ - --Answer --The
Bill of RIghts
How many articles are in the Constitution? - --Answer --Seven
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,No one branch of government can exercise complete control over another - --
Answer --Separation of Powers
Under _________________, courts can overturn laws if deemed unconstitional - -
-Answer --Judicial Review
Since each house may pass a different version of a bill, differences are reconciled in
___________________ - --Answer --Conference Committees
Congress may override the presidents veto with a _______________ vote in
BOTH houses - --Answer --Two-Thirds
The 3 branches of government can further be divided into
____________________ - --Answer --Components
Which branch has the most components - --Answer --Executive
Many government components take the form of ________________, either
permanent of temporary - --Answer --Commissions
The local government equivalent of a constitution - --Answer --Charter
Put the following in order per hierarchy of government authorities: Laws,
Executive Orders, Constitution, Rules & Regulations - --Answer --
Constitution, Laws, Executive Orders, Rules & Regulations
Which decision is most likely to be made during the "programming phase"
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, a- broad goals of government
b- whether to lease space of construct a new building
c- how to respond to an audit report
d- appropriate accounting methods - --Answer --B - Make or buy done
decisions done during programming phase
Which is not a typical output of programming phase?
a- most cost effective means to acheive objectives
b- specific, measurable objectives
c- level of resources requested
d- reprogramming requests - --Answer --D - reprogramming requests
Typically, which type of budget will be in effect the longest?
a-operations
b- cash flow
c- capital - --Answer --C- Capital
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