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AP Gov Budget/BT-Law
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who can propose a bill? | Any Senator or House of Representatives member (with exceptions) |
| Which branch of Congress has the sole power to make money and tax bills? | House of Representatives |
| Which branch of Congress has the sole power to make treaties? | Senate |
| What happens after a bill is proposed and introduced? | Committee action |
| What is the role of the Speaker of the House? | Decide which committee is assigned to a bill |
| How can the Speaker of the House influence the passing of a bill? | Change its committee and hearing time to favor/disfavor its approval |
| Who is the head of a committee? | Chairperson, they are a "mini" Speaker of the House |
| What can a committee do to a bill? | Propose amendments to it |
| How does a committee improve a bill? | Propose amendments, have public hearings with experts or the community |
| What happens after a bill is introduced to a committee and it's marked up? | It's assigned to a subcommittee |
| What happens after a subcommittee accepts a bill? | They send it to the committee, which can accept or reject it |
| What happens to a bill after a committee accepts it? | It is reported to the House/Senate Floor for discussion and debate |
| What happens to a bill after it is debated on by the House/Senate? | Approved or rejected, if approved sent to other chamber |
| What happens to a bill after it is sent to the other house? | Assigned to committee --> subcommittee --> voted on by committee --> House/Senate Floor |
| What does the other chamber do to a bill? | Debate/discuss, vote on it |
| If a bill is approved by both houses, where does it go? | The President |
| If a President vetoes a bill, how can it still be passed? | An override veto by Congress |
| What is a budget? | A record of money in and money out |
| Who proposes a budget? | Executive Branch |
| Who is most of the actual government money managed by? | Office of the President |
| Who provides a proposal for funding executive agencies and discretionary area of the government? | OMB (Office of Management and Budget) |
| What is a continuing resolution? | An extension in last year's budget to keep things afloat while negotiating changes to a new budget |
| Which branch approves all revenue and spending? | Legislative branch |
| What is the power of the purse? | Congress's authority to regulate government spending/budgeting |
| Who mainly has the power of the purse? | House of Representatives (Congress) |
| What is an authorization bill? | A bill that creates a new program or department |
| What is an appropriations bill? | A bill that authorizes spending for a new program or department |
| What are the different types of taxes? | Income tax, payroll tax, corporate tax, excise tax, estate |
| What is progressive income tax? | As income increases, income tax increases |
| What are tax expenditures? | Money not collected in taxes because of government incentives |
| What is the highest cost for the federal government? | Tax expenditures |
| What is spending signed into law years ago that is required by the government? | Mandatory spending |
| What is spending that has to be approved every year? (ex. grants to states) | Discretionary spending |
| What are uncontrollable expenditures? | Federal spending that is required based on the law |
| What is a budget deficit? | Spending is more than revenue |
| What is a budget surplus? | Revenue is more than spending |
| What is a balanced budget? | A budget with an equal amount of spending and revenue |
| What is the agency of Congress that provides budget and economical information? | Congressional Budget Office (CBO) |
| What is an omnibus bill? | A package of small and unrelated bills covering a variety of topics |
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