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Chapter Three
Questions and Exercises
Examination Questions
1. Suppose that when he took office in January 2009, President Obama wanted to
reduce the level of spending by the Drug Enforcement Administration during
fiscal 2009. What budget procedure would allow him to do that?
2. A continuing resolution enables an agency to:
3. Which of the following categories of federal government spending is the largest?
4. Which of the following is a means-tested entitlement program?
5. Which of the following is correct about the Government Accountability Office?
6. Which statement about federal mandatory spending is accurate?
7. Which agency is responsible for external audit of federal departments and
agencies?
8. Which of the following is not discretionary spending under the rules of BEA90?
9. Which of the following would reduce the level of the net debt of the federal
government?
10. Impoundment occurs during which stage of the budget process?
11. In what decade was the first Congressional Budget?
12. Which of the following did the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 do?
13. In what quarter of what fiscal year (execution phase) is the Federal government
14. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974 had which of the
following consequences?
15. Which of the following best describes the Congressional Budget resolution?
16. The consequences of legislation enacted to cancel budget authority previously
provided by Congress before the time when the authority would otherwise lapse
(i.e., cease to be available for obligation) is called:
17. The most recent presidential budget that was presented to Congress with a
planned surplus was presented by what President?
18. The growth of Federal government spending in the last 30 years is primarily due
to:
19. The PAYGO budget requirement means:
20. The Budget Control Act of 2011 did which of the following:
21. The federal government operates under a debt limit. Which of these statements
about that limit is correct?
