Problems with the Federal Government Budget Process Include

question 45

Multiple Choice

Problems with the federal government budget process include

• A)Congress having to make tough choices each year on which entitlement programs,if any,will receive full support and how much partial support all others will receive
• B)the constitutional requirement that Congress balance the budget on an annual basis
• C)an overly detailed budget that allows Congress to reward friends,thereby discouraging restraint on spending
• D)a speedy process that causes errors that are expensive to correct
• E)continuing resolutions that force Congress to face tough budgetary decisions in a timely manner

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficients

Statistical measures that quantify the strength and direction of a relationship between two or more variables.

Numerical Index

A quantitative measure or indicator that represents statistical data points or trends.

Curvilinear Relationship

A type of relationship between two variables where the change in one variable has a non-linear effect on the other variable, often visualized as a curved graph.

Correlation Matrix

A table showing correlation coefficients among more than two variables.