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Which of the following has authority over the printing of currency?
The Department of the Treasury
A tax whereby poor citizens pay a higher percentage of their incomes compared with wealthier citizens is known as a ...?
regressive tax
Federal benefits that must be funded by Congress and must be paid to all citizens who meet eligibility criteria are called...?
individual entitlements
To which of the following congressional committees would a proprosal to reform the national income-tax system initially be sent?
House Ways and Means Committee
The largest portion of "uncontrollable spending" in the federal budget is designated for which of the following?
Entitlement spending
The Office of Management and Budget has the primary responsibility for doing which of the following?
preparing the budget
Which of the following best describes pork barrel politics?
Members of congress negotiate bills so that individual districts get money for projects that do not benefit the nation as a whole
The Federal Reserve Board is responsible for...?
setting the nation's monetary policy
Which of the following is the best predictor of the Department of Education's annual budget?
the size of the previous year's budget
Congress has exerted the greatest influence on the operation of a federal agency by doing which of the following?
reviewing the annual budget appropriations for the agency
Which of the following is responsible for the preparation of executive spending proprosals submitted to Congress?
Office of Management and Budget
In which of the following did Congress move to regain powers previously lost to the executive branch?
Budget and Impoundment Control Act
Since the 1960's, the term "welfare state" has been used to describe which of the following situations?
Segments of the population that live below, at, or near the poverty line receive help in meeting their needs through a variety of governmental assistance programs
A reduction in discretionary spending by the federal government will have an impact on federal funding for all the following EXCEPT...?
interest payments on the federal deficit
A Republican-controlled Congress is more likely than a Democratic -controlled Congress to do which of the following?
reduce the capital gains tax
If Congress wanted to effect a change in the Social Security payroll tax, to what congressional committee would the task initially be assigned?
House Ways and Means Committee
Which of the following explains why any attempt to reduce Social Security benefits is difficult?
There are many voters who support Social Security
Much of the steady increase in federal government expenditures since 1960 has been caused by...?
increases in entitlements programs
Policy that describes the impact of the federal budget (including taxes, spending, and borrowing) on the economy is referred to as which of the following?
fiscal policy
Federal budget entitlements refer to spending...?
to provide individual benefits established by legislation
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