Problems with the Federal Government Budget Process Include

question 27

Multiple Choice

Problems with the federal government budget process include

• A)Congressional adoption of a budget outline that allows the President too much discretion in spending decisions
• B)a streamlined Congressional committee structure that speeds the process and reduces uncertainty about funding
• C)continuing resolutions that allow agencies to continue operating despite being abolished by Congress
• D)most of the expenditures are for entitlement programs
• E)a brief budget process that does not allow Congress to study whether the budget is an appropriate tool for activist fiscal policy

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Definitions:

ATP

The molecule adenosine triphosphate, ATP, facilitates intracellular energy transportation necessary for metabolism.

Myoglobin

A crimson-colored protein, which includes heme, responsible for transporting and holding oxygen within muscle cells, and closely resembles the structure of hemoglobin.

Motor Units

Refers to the combination of a motor neuron and the skeletal muscle fibers innervated by that motor neuron's axonal terminals.

Muscle Fibers

Long, slender cells that make up muscles, capable of contracting to produce movement in parts of the body.