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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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Article 1, section 9

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No money shall be drawn from the Treasury…

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Article 1, section 8

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Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes…raise and support armies (no longer than 2 years)…provide and maintain a navy.

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3
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Speaker of the House

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John Boehner

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House Minority Leader

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Nancy “The Evil Witch” Pelosi

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House Minority Whip

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Steny Hoyer

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House Majority Leader

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Eric Cantor

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House Majority Whip

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Kevin McCarthy

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Senate Majority Leader

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Harry Reid

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9
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Senate Majority Whip

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Richard Durbin

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Senate Minority Leader

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Mitch McConnell

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Senate Minority Whip

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John Cornyn

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12
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House and Senate Budget Committee produce:

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Concurrent Budget Resolution

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HASC and SASC produce:

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National Defense Authorization Act

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14
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House and Senate Appropriations Committees produce:

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Defense Appropriations Act

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15
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Senate Budget Committee

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Murray and Sessions

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16
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House Budget Committee

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Van Hollen and Ryan

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17
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HAC

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Lowey and Rogers

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18
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House Defense Appropriations SC

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Viscloski and Young

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SAC

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Mikulski and Cochran

20
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Senate Defense Appropriations SC

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Cochran and Durbin

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SASC

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Levin and Inhofe

22
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HASC

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Smith and McKeon

23
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Conference Committees

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appointed to reconcile differences b/w House and Senate versions of companion legislation

24
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4 steps of public budgeting

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  1. executive preparation
  2. Legislative Consideration
  3. Executive Execution
  4. Audit and Evaluation
25
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Date for President’s Budget

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first monday in FEB

26
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Dates and participants for Concurrent Budget Resolution

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1 APR for CBR
15 APR for both houses to pass
House and Senate Budget Committees

27
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Date for Authorization Bill

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passed by congress by 1 OCT

28
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Dates for Agency Execution

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1 OCT - 30 SEP

29
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Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974

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established fiscal year
created budget committees
mandated concurrent budget resolution

30
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Concurrent Budget Resolution

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first formal congressional budget action in each new year
sets aggregate spending and revenue totals
sets functional area spending totals
sets revenue floor

31
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Authorization Bill

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create and authorizes spending on programs

does not provide money

32
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Appropriation Bills

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enacts spending levels for federal programs

provides legal authority to make obligations and outlays

33
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Continuing Resolution Appropriation

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enables spending in the absence of enacted appropriation
no new starts or applications
law signed by prez

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supplemental Appropriation

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enacts funding for spending not included in current appropriation
initiated by executive branch
provides CY funding

35
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reconciliation

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changes in tax law and mandatory spending to conform to CBR

36
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5 major studies of Congressional Budget Office

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  1. Budget and Economic Outlook
  2. Analysis of the Presidents Budget Proposal
  3. Cost Estimates
  4. Budget Options
  5. Long Term budget outlook
37
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12 regular appropriations acts

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  1. Agriculture
  2. commerce/justice/science
  3. defense
  4. energy and water
  5. state/foreign operations
  6. homeland security
  7. interior and environment
  8. labor/education
  9. legislative branch
  10. MILCON/vet affairs
  11. transportation
  12. financial services
38
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3 types of appropriations acts

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  1. regular
  2. continuing appropriations resolutions
  3. supplemental appropriations acts
39
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regular appropriations act

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provides budget authority

40
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continuing appropriations resolution

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provides “stop gap” budget authority

specified duration and spending constraints

41
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supplemental appropriations act

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provides BA to cover additional or emergency expenses during a FY

42
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Omnibus Appropriations Act

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rolls all un-enacted appropriations into single large bill

43
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Earmarks

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designated funds for a specific purpose use or recipient

44
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Plus-Ups

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additions to defense budget requests, F-22, B-2

45
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Pork

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constituency based

not requested by Presidents Budget

46
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proposed congressional budget reforms

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item veto
balanced budget requirement
committee reorg
biennial budgets
automatic CR

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