CDFM MODULE 1 UPDATED PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+<RECENT VERSION>

CDFM MODULE 1 UPDATED PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+&lt;RECENT VERSION&gt; 1) what prevents congress and the president from unilaterally making laws and treaties? - answer separation of power 2) what give congress the authority to make laws? - answer article 1, section 8 of the constitution 3) who has the power to raise taxes given in article 1 of the constitution? - answer congress (legislative branch) 4) what does the congress of the us consist of? - answer senate (6 yrs); house (2 yrs) 5) all bills for raising revenue shall originate where? but the senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills. - answer house of representative 6) 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? - answer 10 days 7) article 1, section 8 of the constitution allows for what? - answer 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 8) no money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in the consequence of appropriations made by law. - answer article 1, section 9 9) once the money officially and legally gets into the treasury, to be able to use the money, what does congress have to do? - answer write a law 10) gives executive power to the president to be the commander in chief and to execute the laws - answer article 2 executive branch 11) the president has the power to nominate and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint these officials. name 2? - answer ambassadors & supreme court judges 12) how often does the president give to congress the state of the union (jan/feb) time frame. - answer once year 13) who and what branch is responsibly for faithfully executing the laws enacted by congress (legislative branch)? - answer president (executive branch) 14) the supreme court does not deal in the matter of what? - answer state laws 15) a new congress convenes for two years following the november general elections, it consists of how many sessions, and each in what duration? - answer 2 sessions; 1 year duration 16) 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. - answer joint resolution 17) matters affecting the operation of the house & senate and both chambers agree, does not go to the president for signature. - answer concurrent resolution 18) 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 & - answer simple resolution 19) during the state of the union, what message is the president giving? - answer state of union, recommend measures necessary and expedient 20) can an executive branch department pass legislation with the approval of OMB and on behalf of the president, to a congressional committee or subcommittee - answer yes, but must be approved by OMB 21) who resolves differences between the hr and the senate? - answer conference committee (third chamber) 22) what is usually the first step in the process for consideration by committee? - answer public hearing 23) when a conference committee is convened dealing with an amendment, what can the conferees do and not do? - answer only deal with matters in disagreement; cannot insert new matter or leave out matter agreed on 24) the final step after the conference committee resolution after a measure has been passed in identical form by both the house and senate, it is considered to be what? - answer "enrolled" (then sent to the president) 25) what was declared unconstitutional in 1998 with respect to presidential veto? - answer line item veto 26) 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 2/3 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? - answer the next house has to pass it with a 2/3 vote to become law. 27) who is responsible for the 3 phases of the budget cycle? - answer OMB 28) what are the 3 phases of the budget cycle? - answer budget formulation, congressional action and budget execution 29) who does the federal budget belong to? - answer the president 30) the budget formulation processed is governed by this? - answer OMB circular a-11 31) OMB circular a-11 sets out the promises of the president - answer presidential priorities 32) congress she process authorization legislation, which authorizes or allows programs to exist. they also pass appropriations, which provide funding for programs - answer congressional action phase 33) 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. - answer appropriation 34) budget committees this to their respective houses. the resolution sets spending revenue and other budget targets for the upcoming fiscal year. - answer concurrent resolution - april of each year 35) 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. - answer scorekeeping 36) what data does scorekeeping track? - answer budget authority, receipts, outlays, surplus or deficit, and the public debt 37) this resolution fixes new budget authority and outlay target and establishes target for the gross national debt, revenues, and surplus/deficit. - answer budget resolution 38) this resolution does not require the signature of the president. it is the first step in the congressional budget process. - answer concurrent budget resolution 39) 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. - answer annual appropriation bill 40) defence, military construction/veterans affairs & energy and water - answer defence relates appropriations acts 41) when a statutes language is not clear as written, the best place to go for interpretation of the law is where? - answer legislative history 42) amends the budgets submission prior to completion of a congressional act....they have been submitted but not yet processed by congress - answer budget amendments 43) what provides budget authority for specific ongoing activities for a specific period of time? - answer continuing resolution 44) budget authority and the availability of budgetary resources for obligation and expenditure are limited by the following elements. - answer time, purpose & amount 45) 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. - answer time 46) this is distributed by OMB as part of the apportionment process. - answer budget authority 47) this process begins with the president's signature on the appropriations bill. - answer budget execution process