Chapter 15: Section 2

Question 1

Authorization Legislation

Answer 1

Legislative permission to begin or continue a government program or agency

Question 2

Appropriation

Answer 2

A legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency

Question 3

Trust Funds

Answer 3

Funds for government programs collected and spent outside th regular government budget

Question 4

Committee Clearance

Answer 4

The ability of a congressional committee to review and approve certain agency decisions in advance without passing a law

Question 5

Legislative Veto

Answer 5

The authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place. The Supreme Court has held that Congress does not have this power.

Question 6

Red Tape

Answer 6

Complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done.

Question 7

Issue Network

Answer 7

A network of people in Washington D.C.-based interest groups, on congressional staffs, in universities and think tanks and in the mass media who regularly discuss and advocate public policies