Which of the following is true of the balanced budget provision ...

[ap345]

Which of the following is true of the balanced budget provision of the Texas constitution?
 
  a. It allows for greater budgeting flexibility.
  b. It is a constitutional limit on state appropriations.
  c. It has eliminated the role of the comptroller of public accounts in the budget-making process.
  d. It primarily sets aside revenues for specific expense categories.

Question 2

How has the balanced budget provision been an effective legislative restraint?
 
  a. It has made the legislature cut many unsuccessful programs.
  b. It has allowed for a deficit during a recession that allows for the protection of vital programs.
  c. It stimulated the legislature in 2011 to make a 15 billion budget cut brought about by recession and weakness in the economy.
  d. It allowed the legislature to raise taxes to spare spending cuts.

[leahm14]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C

[ap345]

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[cassie_ragen]

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