AP USG&P Unit 5: Government in Action V

1. The federal government borrows money from citizens through

• 1. Income taxes

• 1. Bonds

• 1. Social security

• 1. Authorization bills

• 1. Entitlement programs

1. Which program accounts for the largest chunk of the federal budget?

• 1. Bridges and highways

• 1. Welfare and unemployment

• 1. Law enforcement and corrections

• 1. Social Security and Medicare

• 1. Foreign aid and espionage

1. Congress’s authority to levy an income tax comes from where?

• 1. Interstate Commerce clause

• 1. Sixteenth Amendment

• 1. Budget Act (1974)

• 1. Bill of Rights

• 1. Marbury v. Madison

1. All of these programs are examples of entitlement programs except

• 1. Social Security.

• 1. Medicare.

• 1. Defense contracts.

• 1. Veterans’ benefits.

• 1. Agricultural subsidies.

1. Which institution is responsible for compiling the president’s budget proposal?

• 1. Department of the Treasury

• 1. Congressional Budget Office

• 1. Senate Appropriations Committee

• 1. Office of Management and Budget

• 1. Council of Economic Advisors

The legislative process at the national level of government reflects the intent of the framers of the Constitution to create a legislature that would be

• less powerful than the executive

• slow and deliberative in the law making process

• able to involve as many citizens as possible in the law making process

• able to ensure that all citizens are equally represented

Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Veterans Affairs are concerned about the quality of services at hospitals run by the Department of Veteran Affairs. What action could the committee take to address the problem?

• hold hearings and subpoena high level officials in the Department of Veterans Affairs to testify

• impound funds for veterans hospitals until problems are resolved

• place a referendum on the ballot in each state to increase health care funding for veterans

• appointing a new Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 authorized the government to deny income tax deductions to employers who did not offer their employees the option of keeping their health care plans after leaving a job. Which enumerated power allowed Congress to make the law?

• regulating commerce among the states

• declaring laws unconstitutional

• borrowing money on the credit of the United States

• issuing copyrights and patents

Which is an accurate comparison of the House and the Senate?

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Only the Speaker of the House can initiate the legislative process by proposing bills / SENATE: Only the majority leader can initiate the legislative process by proposing bills

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Members can delay the policy-making process by invoking cloture / SENATE: Members can delay the policy-making process through the use of a filibuster

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Members are elected by constituents in a local district based on population / SENATE: Members are elected by constituents of an entire state

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Members serve six-year terms / SENATE: Members serve two-year terms

______ privileges refer to the free use of mail for members of the House of Representatives.

• email

• franking

• junking

• postal