Which of the following is NOT specifically named in the Constitution as something the federal government can pay for?

Post Office

the national parks

the Army

State militias

The system that created a balanced federal budget in the 1990s was known as:

sequestration

USAFA

PAYGO

reconciliation

The Constitution requires Congress to plan ahead for budgets over how many years?

Three

Four

Six

Zero. The Constitution says nothing about this.

Since he is Commander in Chief, the president decides on the amount of the defense budget and what it is spent on.

True

False

The largest category of Federal spending is:

mandatory spending

interest on the national debt

discretionary spending

sequestration

The Constitution says the president must submit a proposed budget to Congress at their request after the State of the Union Address.

True

False

According to the Constitution, the government must publish a statement of its accounts

monthly

annually

quarterly

from time to time

"Fiscal year" means

monetary year

tax year

budget year

Congressional year

Most states, including Nevada, have fiscal years that begin on:

January 1

July 1

October 1

The first day of school