Author Question: One way that appropriations committees have lost their power is because Congress changed many ... (Read 111 times)

darbym82 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

One way that appropriations committees have lost their power is because Congress changed many programs from permanent authorization to __________ authorization.

A) monthly
B) three-year
C) annual
D) bimonthly
E) nonrenewable

Question 2

The power of the House Appropriations Committee over agency budgets has recently diminished, in part because of

A) an increase in marking-up practices by other House committees.
B) the large amount of Congress's time taken up with trying to keep spending down.
C) the 1983 Supreme Court ruling on the legislative veto.
D) a decline in the use of trust funds by Congress.
E) an increase in legislative inducements to restrict spending on entitlement programs.