When Congress Authorizes an Agency to Spend Money It Is

question 91

Multiple Choice

When Congress authorizes an agency to spend money it is using its:

• A) power of the sword.
• B) shared power.
• C) power of the purse.
• D) negative power.
• E) reserved power.

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