Edfm Module 1 Knowledge Check

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how many branches of government did the Constitution establish

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3

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What was the predecessor to the Constitution

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Articles of Confederation

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where are all laws enacted

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congress

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in which article of the constitution is the power to raise taxes found

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article I

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What occurs when congress is not in session and the president does not sign a bill in 10 days

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pocket veto

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What percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United Staes did the Federal Spending Represent in FY 07

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18%

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Approximately what percent of total federal spending is discretionary spending

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38%

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Which branch of government implements laws

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Executive Branch

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Which branch of government is authorized to raise taxes and borrow money

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Legislative Branch (Congress)

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What is the name of the committees that attempt to resolve difference between house and senate versions of a bill

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Conference Committee (THIRD CHAMBER)

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which agency issues directions for use by other agencies in submitting their budget estimates

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Office of management and budget (OMB)

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What type of legislation provides an agency with budget authority

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appropriations acts provide budget authority

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what term is used to describe a subdivision of an apportionment

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allotment

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what agency issues apportionments

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Office of Management and budget (OMB)

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which branch of government conducts hearings on the effectiveness of government programs

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legislative branch (congress)

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in the federal budget process, which organizations actually prepare budget estimates

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federal agencies

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what is the largest single source of federal government tax revenues

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individual income taxes (45%)

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what are requests for funds in addition to amounts already appropriated

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supplementals

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what financial control document is issued by the treasury department following signature of the appropriations act

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treasury warrant

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what term describes a postponement in the use of approppriated funds? A cancellation of appropriated funds

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Deferral; Recission

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After the appropriation is signed into law, DoD requests what from OMB

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Apportionment

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An adminstrative reservation of funds is known as what

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commitment

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what gives a federal agency the legal authority to operate a program

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authorization legislation

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where can the rules for calculating FTE employment be found

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OMB Circular A-11

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what term is used to refer to the totality of units in a DoD component

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Force Structure

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What term is used to refer to the authorized and programmed strength at the end of the fiscal year for the active forces; the selected reserve; and appropriated-fund civilian employees in the FYDP

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Peace Time Strength

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What process involves assembling, organizing, and using manpower and material resources in preparation for war or other emergency

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mobilization

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what is the maximum number of days that units of the selected reserve, and members of the Individual ready reserve may be ordered to active duty (other than for training) without the consent of congress

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365

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what is the maximum number of members of the selected reserve and the individual ready reserve who may be on duty at any one time? / of these, what is the maximum number who may be members of the individual ready reserve

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200,000 / 30,000

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what term is used to describe a civilian position that could be transferred to a crisis area

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Emergency-Essential (E-E) Civilian Position

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What types of activities are excluded from competition under OMB Circular A-76

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Inherently Governmental

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How frequently must Federal Agencies compile lists of activities that are not inherently governmental

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Annually

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Merit principles say that equal pay should be provided for what type of work

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work of equal value

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merit principles place the burden for good employee performance on management of the employee

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both

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a disabled veteran with a service-connected disability of 30 percent or more must be given what type of notice of a proposed passover

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Written

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New federal employees normally serve a probationary period of how long

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one year

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an EEO complainant must contact an EEO counselor within how many days of the event causing the complaint

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45 Days

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The EEO counselor has 30 days to work a case. Can this time limit be extended and if so for how long

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YES / and additional 30 days

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Effective training can be a critical component for achieving what

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Organizational goals

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Differing priorities, misunderstanding of roles and responsibilities, technical opinions and personality clashes often cause what

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Conflict

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leave well enough alone" is an example of which type of conflict resolution approach

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Avoiding

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Two heads are better than one is an example of which type of conflict resolution approach

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collaborating

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What is the name of the departments internal control effort

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Internal control program

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the purposes of the federal managers financial integrity act of 1983 are to prevent waste or misuse of agency funds or property and to assure the accountability of what

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assets

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what do internal controls reasonably ensure

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Programs achieve intended results;
Resources are used efficiently;
Programs/resources are protected from waste, fraud and mismanagement;
Laws and regulations are followed;
financial reporting is reliable and accurate

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what agency issues "Standads for Internal Control in the Federal Government"

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Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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segregation of duties is a part of which internal control standard

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control activites

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the integrity act report must include agency plans to correct what type of weakness

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material weakness

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who decides whether a weakness is material enough to warrant reporting as a "material weakness" to the next higher level

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it is a management judgment

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what should be the last milestone of the corrective action planfor each material weakness

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corrective validation

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the dod component heads statment of assurance must take one of how many forms

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Three 3

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how many standards are there in the GAO standards of internal control

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five

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when a dod component head provides a statement of assurance that the components controls are in place and achieving their intended objectives, is this a statement of absolute assurance or reasonable assurance

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Reasonable Assurance

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what is the term for the probable or potential adverse effects from inadequate management controls that may result in the loss of government resources or cause an agency to fail to accomplish significant mission objectives through fraud, waste, or mismanagement

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Risk

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what kind of a weakness significantly impairs the fulfillment of a dod components mission

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material