Question 1

Briefly explain how the federal budget affects the national economy as well as public policy decisions.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The very size of the

Question 2

Fiscal policy consists of taxation and what other governmental activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  representation 
B)  spending 
C)  elections 
D)  recessions 
A)  representation 
B)  spending 
C)  elections 
D)  recessions

Question 3

Which of the following types of legislation creates programs and limits the amount of money to be spent managing them?

Accepted Answer

A)  rescissions 
B)  earmarks 
C)  appropriations 
D)  authorizations 
A)  rescissions 
B)  earmarks 
C)  appropriations 
D)  authorizations

Question 4

Social Security and Medicare (in addition to other formula programs) are examples of what type of spending?

Accepted Answer

A)  discretionary 
B)  quadrennial 
C)  black budget 
D)  mandatory 
A)  discretionary 
B)  quadrennial 
C)  black budget 
D)  mandatory

Question 5

Creating a biennial budget and enacting a balanced-budget constitutional amendment ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  were processes implemented to reform the budget process 
B)  are potential solutions for reforming the budgetary process 
C)  have been dismissed by academics as naïve ideas 
D)  have been dismissed by Congress as naïve ideas 
A)  were processes implemented to reform the budget process 
B)  are potential solutions for reforming the budgetary process 
C)  have been dismissed by academics as naïve ideas 
D)  have been dismissed by Congress as naïve ideas

Question 6

Describe three attempts that have been made to reform the federal budget process.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. One suggestion was to

Question 7

Bottom-up budgeting differs from top-down budgeting in that the former ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  looks at the size of the budget deficit 
B)  looks at the overall picture 
C)  emphasizes incrementalism 
D)  looks at the budget's role in macroeconomic policy 
A)  looks at the size of the budget deficit 
B)  looks at the overall picture 
C)  emphasizes incrementalism 
D)  looks at the budget's role in macroeconomic policy

Question 8

Government can borrow money in the short term and repay it later.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During a surplus, ______ exceed ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  revenues; expenditures 
B)  expenditures; revenues 
C)  sequestration; recission 
D)  legislative hearings; recissions 
A)  revenues; expenditures 
B)  expenditures; revenues 
C)  sequestration; recission 
D)  legislative hearings; recissions

Question 10

What is the legislative budget?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The legislative budge

Briefly explain how the federal budget affects the national economy as well as public policy decisions.

Fiscal policy consists of taxation and what other governmental activity?

Which of the following types of legislation creates programs and limits the amount of money to be spent managing them?

Social Security and Medicare (in addition to other formula programs) are examples of what type of spending?

Creating a biennial budget and enacting a balanced-budget constitutional amendment ______.

Describe three attempts that have been made to reform the federal budget process.

Bottom-up budgeting differs from top-down budgeting in that the former ______.

Government can borrow money in the short term and repay it later.

During a surplus, exceed .

What is the legislative budget?

Accountability

What Government Does And How It Does It

What Is Public Administration?

Organizational Theory

The Executive Branch

Organization Problems

Administrative Reform

The Civil Service

Human Capital

Decision Making: Rationality and Risk

Implementation and Performance

Regulation and the Courts

Accountability and Politics

Filters

Exam 11: Budgeting

Briefly explain how the federal budget affects the national economy as well as public policy decisions.

Fiscal policy consists of taxation and what other governmental activity?

Which of the following types of legislation creates programs and limits the amount of money to be spent managing them?

Social Security and Medicare (in addition to other formula programs) are examples of what type of spending?

Creating a biennial budget and enacting a balanced-budget constitutional amendment ______.

Describe three attempts that have been made to reform the federal budget process.

Bottom-up budgeting differs from top-down budgeting in that the former ______.

Government can borrow money in the short term and repay it later.

During a surplus, ______ exceed ______.

What is the legislative budget?

Accountability

What Government Does And How It Does It

What Is Public Administration?

Organizational Theory

The Executive Branch

Organization Problems

Administrative Reform

The Civil Service

Human Capital

Decision Making: Rationality and Risk

Implementation and Performance

Regulation and the Courts

Accountability and Politics

Filters

During a surplus, exceed .