How many people make up the Legislative branch?
535
100 senators (6 year term) and
435 House of Representatives (2 year term)
Article 1 of the US Constitution established which branch of government?
Legislative Branch
Name three powers of the Legislative branch spelled out in Article 1 of the Constitution.
- Raise taxes
- Borrow money
- Regulate commerce
- Conscript forces
- Declare war
- Raise and support armies
What are legislative proposals originating in the House of Representatives or the Senate called?
Bill
Name the legislative process that expresses the sense of Congress to the president of United States
Resolutions
How does an appropriation Bill become a law?
- bill introduced in house
- referred to Appropriations Committee
- committee hearings
- committee adopts bill number
- House hearings
- House adopts bill
- Repeat process in Senate
- Conference committee eliminates differences between house and senate
- House and Senate pass a bill in identical form
- Pres. signs bill into law
Name the four phases of the federal budget process.
Budget formulation
Congressional action
Budget execution
Performance review and audit
Describe the six major steps in the budget formulation phase
- 0MB issues guidance (0MB circular A-11)
- Organization develops draft
- Agency submits budget estimates to OMB
- OMB reviews
- President takes action
- President sends budget to Congress (no later than first Monday in February)
How many branches of government did the constitution establish
3
What was the predecessor to the constitution
The articles of the confederation
In which article of the Constitution is the power to raise taxes found
1
What occurs when Congress is not in session and the president does not sign a properly presented in rolled build within 10 days
Pocket veto
Approximately what percent of total federal spending is discretionary spending
30%
Which branch of government Implements laws?
Executive branch
Which committee attempts to resolve differences between the house and senate versions of a bill?
Conference committee, sometimes referred to as the third chamber
What type of legislation provides an agency with budget authority?
Appropriation acts provide budget authority
What term is used to describe a subdivision of an apportionment?
Allotment
What agency issues apportionments?
Omb
