Question 1

From start to finish, the process of establishing and executing a federal budget for one year takes about

Accepted Answer

A)  12 months 
B)  18 months 
C) 30 months 
D) 40 months 
A)  12 months 
B)  18 months 
C) 30 months 
D) 40 months

Question 2

Sequestration is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  supply-side economics 
B)  PPBS 
C) ZBB 
D) the Budget Enforcement Act 
A)  supply-side economics 
B)  PPBS 
C) ZBB 
D) the Budget Enforcement Act

Question 3

The judiciary considers limited resources to be a legitimate excuse for failing to protect someone's constitutional rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The chief advantage of ZBB over PPBS is that it gives interest groups greater access to budget making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

John Maynard Keynes introduced the concept of countercyclical fiscal policy which, in theory, would act as a great stabilizing tool in our economy. Over the years, there have been pushes for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, which would effectively preclude the use of Keynesian economics. Do you favor a balanced budget amendment? Why or why not? In your opinion, has incrementalism effectively precluded the use of Keynesian economics, or do we still have a need for the Keynesian approach?

Accepted Answer

I do not favor a balanced budget amendme

Question 6

In 2007, the greatest proportion of federal government spending went toward

Accepted Answer

A)  security 
B)  Social Security 
C) Medicare 
D) interest on the national debt 
A)  security 
B)  Social Security 
C) Medicare 
D) interest on the national debt

Question 7

The chief benefit of incremental budgeting is that programs cannot be continued unless they have clear goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990

Accepted Answer

A)  supersedes Gramm-Rudman-Hollings 
B)  changes procedures for the budgetary process 
C) requires deadlines for budget enactment 
D) all of the above 
A)  supersedes Gramm-Rudman-Hollings 
B)  changes procedures for the budgetary process 
C) requires deadlines for budget enactment 
D) all of the above

Question 9

Proposition 13 in California and Proposition 2½ in Massachusetts are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  progressive taxes 
B)  revenue sharing 
C) tax revolts 
D) grants to local governments 
A)  progressive taxes 
B)  revenue sharing 
C) tax revolts 
D) grants to local governments

Question 10

The Appropriations Committees in the House and Senate are responsible for establishing the budget's maximum spending authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Budget Control and Impoundment Act of 1974 established the Congressional Budget Office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The New Public Management favors financing agencies through user fees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

14. The Employment Act of 1946 embraced the concept of counter cyclical fiscal policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

State legislatures tend to play a smaller role than Congress in budgeting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A legislative action canceling budget authority previously provided by Congress is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  sequestration 
B)  rescission 
C) impoundment 
D) reconciliation 
A)  sequestration 
B)  rescission 
C) impoundment 
D) reconciliation

Question 16

Zero-base budgeting

Accepted Answer

A)  is incremental 
B)  was applied by President John F. Kennedy 
C) was developed by Allen Schick 
D) was developed by Peter Pyhrr 
A)  is incremental 
B)  was applied by President John F. Kennedy 
C) was developed by Allen Schick 
D) was developed by Peter Pyhrr

Question 17

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed by Congress in 1993, most closely seeks to

Accepted Answer

A)  enhance accountability by strengthening the offices of the Inspector General (IG) in each federal agency 
B)  require various federal government programs to establish five-year strategic plans that include performance goals 
C) encourage the EOP to establish performance goals for various federal agencies 
D) give individual government employees financial incentives to expose waste and fraud in the federal government 
A)  enhance accountability by strengthening the offices of the Inspector General (IG) in each federal agency 
B)  require various federal government programs to establish five-year strategic plans that include performance goals 
C) encourage the EOP to establish performance goals for various federal agencies 
D) give individual government employees financial incentives to expose waste and fraud in the federal government

Question 18

The total government spending (the combined spending of all governments in the United States) accounts for about what percent of the GDP?

Accepted Answer

A)  9% 
B)  25% 
C) 32% 
D) 38% 
A)  9% 
B)  25% 
C) 32% 
D) 38%

Question 19

Sunset provisions

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminate the need for performance budgeting 
B)  eliminate the need for program budgeting 
C) require a line item veto 
D) none of the above 
A)  eliminate the need for performance budgeting 
B)  eliminate the need for program budgeting 
C) require a line item veto 
D) none of the above

Question 20

When considering raising governmental revenues which of the following general concerns needs to be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  equity and political feasibility 
B)  administrative capability 
C) economic effects 
D) all of the above 
A)  equity and political feasibility 
B)  administrative capability 
C) economic effects 
D) all of the above

From start to finish, the process of establishing and executing a federal budget for one year takes about

Sequestration is associated with

The judiciary considers limited resources to be a legitimate excuse for failing to protect someone's constitutional rights.

The chief advantage of ZBB over PPBS is that it gives interest groups greater access to budget making.

In 2007, the greatest proportion of federal government spending went toward

The chief benefit of incremental budgeting is that programs cannot be continued unless they have clear goals.

The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990

Proposition 13 in California and Proposition 2½ in Massachusetts are examples of

The Appropriations Committees in the House and Senate are responsible for establishing the budget's maximum spending authority.

The Budget Control and Impoundment Act of 1974 established the Congressional Budget Office.

The New Public Management favors financing agencies through user fees.

14. The Employment Act of 1946 embraced the concept of counter cyclical fiscal policy.

State legislatures tend to play a smaller role than Congress in budgeting.

A legislative action canceling budget authority previously provided by Congress is called a

Zero-base budgeting

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed by Congress in 1993, most closely seeks to

The total government spending (the combined spending of all governments in the United States) accounts for about what percent of the GDP?

Sunset provisions

When considering raising governmental revenues which of the following general concerns needs to be considered

The Practice and Discipline of Public Administration: Competing Concerns

The American Administrative State: Development and Political Environment

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations: The Structure of the American Administrative State

Organization: Structure and Process

Public Personnel Administration and Collective Bargaining

Decision Making

Policy Analysis and Implementation Evaluation

Regulatory Administration: An Illustration of Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector

Public Administration and the Public

Public Administration and Democratic Constitutionalism

Accountability and Ethics

The Future

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Exam 6: Budgeting and the Public Finances

From start to finish, the process of establishing and executing a federal budget for one year takes about

Sequestration is associated with

The judiciary considers limited resources to be a legitimate excuse for failing to protect someone's constitutional rights.

The chief advantage of ZBB over PPBS is that it gives interest groups greater access to budget making.

In 2007, the greatest proportion of federal government spending went toward

The chief benefit of incremental budgeting is that programs cannot be continued unless they have clear goals.

The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990

Proposition 13 in California and Proposition 2½ in Massachusetts are examples of

The Appropriations Committees in the House and Senate are responsible for establishing the budget's maximum spending authority.

The Budget Control and Impoundment Act of 1974 established the Congressional Budget Office.

The New Public Management favors financing agencies through user fees.

14. The Employment Act of 1946 embraced the concept of counter cyclical fiscal policy.

State legislatures tend to play a smaller role than Congress in budgeting.

A legislative action canceling budget authority previously provided by Congress is called a

Zero-base budgeting

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed by Congress in 1993, most closely seeks to

The total government spending (the combined spending of all governments in the United States) accounts for about what percent of the GDP?

Sunset provisions

When considering raising governmental revenues which of the following general concerns needs to be considered

The Practice and Discipline of Public Administration: Competing Concerns

The American Administrative State: Development and Political Environment

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations: The Structure of the American Administrative State

Organization: Structure and Process

Public Personnel Administration and Collective Bargaining

Decision Making

Policy Analysis and Implementation Evaluation

Regulatory Administration: An Illustration of Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector

Public Administration and the Public

Public Administration and Democratic Constitutionalism

Accountability and Ethics

The Future

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