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Budget
Grab Bag
Congress
Who's Who?
More Odds and Ends
100
Executive Branch agency charged with making the yearly federal budget.
What is OMB?
100
Categorical grants awarded on the basis of competitive applications.
What are project grants?
100
A proposed law.
What is a bill?
100
The House Majority Leader.
Who is Eric Cantor?
100
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
Committee charged with originating all revenue bills.
What is the House Ways and Means Committee?
200
The Court's decision in this case allows corporations and unions to spend their own money in unlimited amounts on ads in support candidates.
What Citizens United v. FEC?
200
Committee with members of both houses that irons out differences in similar bills.
What is a conference committee?
200
The Senate Majority Leader?
Who is Harry Reid?
200
Powers beyond Congress' enumerated powers which ensures that it can carry out its duties.
What are implied powers?
300
Step in the budget process through which program authorizations are revised to achieve required savings.
What is reconcilliation?
300
Process whereby parties form new support coalitions that endure for a long time.
What is party realignment?
300
The day to day leader in the Senate.
Who is the Senate Majority Leader?
300
U.S. UN Ambassador.
Who is Samantha Power?
300
Unlimited debate, unique to the U.S. Senate.
What is filibuster?
400
Spending for these programs is mandatory since appropriations are established by congressional rules and not legislation.
What are entitlement programs?
400
In 1824 this case defined the power of the commerce clause.
What was Gibbons v. Odgen?
400
They win about 90% of the time in all congressional races.
Who are incumbents?
400
US Treasury Secretary.
Who is Jack Lew?
400
Passed in 1913, it allows Congress to levy income taxes on the American people.
What is the 16th Amendment?
500
Act passed in 1974 designed to reform the budget process by creating a fixed budget calendar and a budget committee in each house.
What is the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974?
500
A statement of party principles and stands.
What is a party platform?
500
A committee appointed for a specific purpose.
What is a select committee?
500
Secretary of Defense.
Who is Chuck Hagel?
500
Regulations originating from the executive branch, they carry the force of law.
What are executive orders?