CDFM Module 1 questions with complete solutions 2022/2023

CDFM Module 1 questions with complete solutions 2022/2023 3 branches of federal government - correct answersexecutive (me), judicial, legislative 1.1.1 OMB Circular A-11 - correct answersPreparation 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 - correct answersT Genesis of US Federal Legislative process can be traced to these events - correct answersDeclaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution ratified by 9 states, Constitution took effect 1.1.5 Declaration of Independence adopted (year) - correct answers1776 1.1.5 Articles of Confederation ratified (year) - correct answers1781 1.1.5 Constitution ratified by 9 states (year) - correct answers1788 1.1.5 Constitution went into effect - correct answers1789 1.1.5 What was the first attempt to come up with a government? - correct answersArticles of Confederation 1.1.5 What did an amendment to the Articles of Confederation require? - correct answersUnanimous approval of all the states 1.1.5 What did the Constitution establish - correct answers3 branches of government (judicial, executive, legislative) 1.1.6 What is the essential principle of the Constitution - correct answersEverything you do must be legal (purpose, time, amount) 1.1.6 What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called - correct answersBill of Rights 1.1.6 What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution state - correct answersCongress 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 - correct answersLed by the president and vice president, enforces/executes laws Who makes up the legislative branch and what is its purpose - correct answersCongress and it makes/passes our laws What are the two parts of Congress - correct answersSenate and House of Representatives Who leads the judicial branch and what is its purpose - correct answersLed by the Supreme Court and interprets our laws The organization of the Federal Government can be found where in the Constitution - correct answersIn 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 - correct answers"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? - correct answersArticle 1 1.1.7 Which Articles support which branches of Government? - correct answersArticle 1; Legislative, Article 2; Executive, Article 3, Judicial What are the law-making powers of the Legislative Brach per Article 1 - correct answersRaise taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce, conscript forces, declare war, raise and support armies 1.1.8 How many years is a Senator's term? - correct answers6 years 1.1.8 How many years is a House of Representative's term? - correct answers2 years 1.1.8 Who elects state senators? - correct answersThe people 1.1.8 Who is the President of the Senate and when is he allowed to vote? - correct answersThe Vice President is the President of the Senate, but is only allowed to vote when they are equally divided 1.1.8 Who budgets the Vice President's expenses? - correct answersThe Senate 1.1.8 All bills for raising Revenue shall originate where? - correct answersIn the House of Representatives 1.1.8 What happens when the President vetoes a bill? - correct answersIt will go back to Congress. If 2/3 of the House and 2/3 of the Senate then approve the bill, it will become a law 1.1.8 What happens if the President does not return a bill to Congress within 10 days (Sundays excepted) - correct answersIt will become a law 1.1.9 What is a temporary appropriation called? - correct answersContinued Resolution (CR) 1.1.9 Does the Constitution mandate the passage of a CR? - correct answersNo 1.1.9 When does the President typically give to Congress information of the State of the Union? - correct answersLatter part of January 1.1.10 Will the Supreme Court get involved in State matters? - correct answersNo 1.1.11 Which Constitutional amendment is known as the states' rights? - correct answersAmendment 10 1.1.11 Who has the authority to establish inferior courts? - correct answersCongress (not the President) 1.1.11 Line item veto - correct answersMid 1990's congress passed line item veto in which the President can red line bills. It was declared unconstitutional. The term "I have been grieved" can be used to object the president's line item veto. 1.1.11