CDFM FULL SOLUTION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ OMB Circular A-11. Answer: Preparation and Submission of Budget
Estimates Comes out every summer. 1.1.2 Contains a section on
reporting on employment and personnel compensation 1.2.4 Rules for
calculating FTEs can be found here 1.2.13
⩥ Best place to find updated laws. Answer:
Thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html 1.1.2
⩥ Genesis of US Federal Legislative process can be traced to these
events. Answer: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation,
Constitution ratified by 9 states, Constitution took effect 1.1.5
⩥ Declaration of Independence adopted (year). Answer: 1776 1.1.5
⩥ Articles of Confederation ratified (year). Answer: 1781 1.1.5
⩥ Constitution ratified by 9 states (year). Answer: 1788 1.1.5
⩥ Constitution went into effect. Answer: 1789 1.1.5
,⩥ What was the first attempt to come up with a government?. Answer:
Articles of Confederation 1.1.5
⩥ What did an amendment to the Articles of Confederation require?.
Answer: Unanimous approval of all the states 1.1.5
⩥ What did the Constitution establish. Answer: 3 branches of
government (judicial, executive, legislative) 1.1.6
⩥ What is the essential principle of the Constitution. Answer:
Everything you do must be legal (purpose, time, amount) 1.1.6
⩥ What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called. Answer:
Bill of Rights 1.1.6
⩥ What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution state. Answer:
Congress shall have the authority to make all laws which shall be
necessary and proper for carrying into execution 1.1.7
⩥ Who heads the executive branch and what is its purpose. Answer: Led
by the president and vice president, enforces/executes laws
⩥ Who makes up the legislative branch and what is its purpose. Answer:
Congress and it makes/passes our laws
, ⩥ What are the two parts of Congress. Answer: Senate and House of
Representatives
⩥ Who leads the judicial branch and what is its purpose. Answer: Led by
the Supreme Court and interprets our laws
⩥ The organization of the Federal Government can be found where in
the Constitution. Answer: In the first 3 articles 1.1.7
⩥ What does the preamble to the Constitution of the US begin with and
how do we exercise its sentiment. Answer: "We the People of the United
States, in order to form a more perfect Union...."; we exercise this
through the election process. 1.1.7
⩥ Which Article of the Constitution discusses the legislative branch?.
Answer: Article 1 1.1.7
⩥ Which Articles support which branches of Government?. Answer:
Article 1; Legislative, Article 2; Executive, Article 3, Judicial
⩥ What are the law-making powers of the Legislative Brach per Article
1. Answer: Raise taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce, conscript
forces, declare war, raise and support armies 1.1.8
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ OMB Circular A-11. Answer: Preparation and Submission of Budget
Estimates Comes out every summer. 1.1.2 Contains a section on
reporting on employment and personnel compensation 1.2.4 Rules for
calculating FTEs can be found here 1.2.13
⩥ Best place to find updated laws. Answer:
Thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html 1.1.2
⩥ Genesis of US Federal Legislative process can be traced to these
events. Answer: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation,
Constitution ratified by 9 states, Constitution took effect 1.1.5
⩥ Declaration of Independence adopted (year). Answer: 1776 1.1.5
⩥ Articles of Confederation ratified (year). Answer: 1781 1.1.5
⩥ Constitution ratified by 9 states (year). Answer: 1788 1.1.5
⩥ Constitution went into effect. Answer: 1789 1.1.5
,⩥ What was the first attempt to come up with a government?. Answer:
Articles of Confederation 1.1.5
⩥ What did an amendment to the Articles of Confederation require?.
Answer: Unanimous approval of all the states 1.1.5
⩥ What did the Constitution establish. Answer: 3 branches of
government (judicial, executive, legislative) 1.1.6
⩥ What is the essential principle of the Constitution. Answer:
Everything you do must be legal (purpose, time, amount) 1.1.6
⩥ What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called. Answer:
Bill of Rights 1.1.6
⩥ What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution state. Answer:
Congress shall have the authority to make all laws which shall be
necessary and proper for carrying into execution 1.1.7
⩥ Who heads the executive branch and what is its purpose. Answer: Led
by the president and vice president, enforces/executes laws
⩥ Who makes up the legislative branch and what is its purpose. Answer:
Congress and it makes/passes our laws
, ⩥ What are the two parts of Congress. Answer: Senate and House of
Representatives
⩥ Who leads the judicial branch and what is its purpose. Answer: Led by
the Supreme Court and interprets our laws
⩥ The organization of the Federal Government can be found where in
the Constitution. Answer: In the first 3 articles 1.1.7
⩥ What does the preamble to the Constitution of the US begin with and
how do we exercise its sentiment. Answer: "We the People of the United
States, in order to form a more perfect Union...."; we exercise this
through the election process. 1.1.7
⩥ Which Article of the Constitution discusses the legislative branch?.
Answer: Article 1 1.1.7
⩥ Which Articles support which branches of Government?. Answer:
Article 1; Legislative, Article 2; Executive, Article 3, Judicial
⩥ What are the law-making powers of the Legislative Brach per Article
1. Answer: Raise taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce, conscript
forces, declare war, raise and support armies 1.1.8
