WorksheetsCongressional Budget Process
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 things gov't leaders must determine when making a budget?
The amount of $ coming into the gov't
Where the $ they spend will come from
How much to spend in each area
How to increase unemployment
When the gov't spends more than they take in, it is called a
deficit
surplus
appropriation
tax
Most of the $ the gov't spends is raised through interest payments from loans to foreign nations.
True
False
_______ makes up most federal spending.
Defense
Medicare/Medicaid
Social Security
Interest payments on the national debt
The President is supposed to have his budget proposal submitted by
the first Monday in February
the first Monday in March
the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
January 6
All of the following must agree on the budget EXCEPT
the House
the Senate
the President
the Judiciary Committee
Article 1, Section 8 give the Congress the power to do all of the following EXCEPT
lay and collect taxes
pay debts
regulate commerce
nominate and create a Cabinet
Which amendment created the federal income tax?
15
16
17
18
The federal budget begins on ____ and ends on ____.
Oct. 1; Sept. 30
Sept 1; Aug. 30
Jan. 1; Dec. 31
March 1; Feb. 28
The department in charge of assisting the President with creating his budget proposal that is submitted to Congress is the
OMB
CBO
Appropriations Committee
GDP
The ____ Committees in both houses debate, amend, and send the budget to their respective floors for a vote.
Appropriations
Budget
Judiciary
Rules
____ is when the President signs the budget and the $ can officially be spent.
Deficit spending
Budget authorization
Discretionary spending
Mandatory spending
Which of the following is NOT considered part of mandatory spending?
Payments on the national debt
Social Security
Medicare/Medicaid
Education
All $ spent on non-mandatory programs is referred to as ____ spending.
entitlement
discretionary
deficit
bipartisan
When the House & Senate pass different versions of a budget, they must meet in a ____ to create a unified plan to vote on and submit to the President.
conference committee
joint session
Rules Committee
filibuster
