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:

Equal Length

Describes two or more objects or segments having the same measurement from end to end or boundary to boundary.

Necessary Condition

A prerequisite necessity for the truth or occurrence of an event or statement.

Effect

A change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Triggering Event

An occurrence that sets off a specific reaction or series of events, often used in psychological or sociological contexts.