CDFM COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● What did amendment to articles of confederation require?
Answer: Unanimous approval of all the states
●● Essential principle of constitution?
Answer: Everything you do must be legal in purpose, time and amount.
●● What are the first 10 amendments to the consitution called?
Answer: Bill of rights
●● What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution state?
Answer: 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?
Answer: We the people, through elections.
●● What constitutional amendment is known as states rights?
, Answer: Amendment 10
●● First required president to submit annual budget proposal to congress
AND established OMB/GAO?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 1974 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act
●● What prohibts the president from witholding funds without sufficient
reason?
Answer: 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?
Answer: Concurrent resolution
●● (1) Established deficit reduction goals aimed at a balanced budget in
FY 1991
Answer: 1985 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● What did amendment to articles of confederation require?
Answer: Unanimous approval of all the states
●● Essential principle of constitution?
Answer: Everything you do must be legal in purpose, time and amount.
●● What are the first 10 amendments to the consitution called?
Answer: Bill of rights
●● What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution state?
Answer: 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?
Answer: We the people, through elections.
●● What constitutional amendment is known as states rights?
, Answer: Amendment 10
●● First required president to submit annual budget proposal to congress
AND established OMB/GAO?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 1974 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act
●● What prohibts the president from witholding funds without sufficient
reason?
Answer: 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?
Answer: Concurrent resolution
●● (1) Established deficit reduction goals aimed at a balanced budget in
FY 1991
Answer: 1985 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
