Chapter 9 Public Budgeting Sector

Chapter 9 Multiple Choice

1.Which of the following is not a factor that significantly influences the manner in which legislative bodies deliberate on proposed executive budgets?

2.Legislative involvement during the preparation phase of an executive budget can have what notable result?

3.During the very difficult fiscal years of 2009 and 2010, how many states on average had to cut their budgets by midyear because of the recession?

4.The federal agency that reviews all of the authorization and appropriations bills that have been passed by the Congress is the:

5.What is the term for laws that prescribe the structure of executive agencies and personnel policies regarding hiring, promotion, and dismissal?

Chapter 9 True or False?

1.In the U. S., a legislative body may approve a budget that diverges in important respects from the budget proposed by the chief executive.

2.Today, legislative bodies like city councils, school boards, state legislatures and the U.S. Congress are reasserting their authority to set policy and are taking measures to increase their ability to wield the powers granted to them.

3.A study about the budgetary effects of legislative term limits in the U.S. found that they tended to make government spending decrease.

4.Late budget adoption by a legislative body can contribute significantly to lower bond ratings for that government.

5.In earlier times, a legislature was considered to be responsible for setting policy; but the expanded use of executive budget systems has given the chief executive an important policy-making role.TRUE

6.In some states, budgetary authority is shared equally by the legislative body and the governor.

7.The legislative body, given that its members represent every part of a governmental jurisdiction, has a broader perspective on the budget than the chief executive.

8.Legislation that approves the existence of a program is called an appropriation, while a bill that actually provides the necessary funding for the program is called an authorization.

9.In some states, legislatures can exercise veto power over executive agency regulations.