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How can Congress use its power of the purse to impact the agenda of the executive branch?
A. Congress could encourage the executive branch to fund certain departments or agencies
B. Congress could eliminate executive departments or agencies
C. Congress could stop programs or plans proposed by the executive branch from being implemented
D. Congress could force the executive branch to fund its own departments and agencies
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Correct answers: A and C.
- A is true: through appropriations and directed funding, Congress can steer money toward (and so encourage) certain departments or agencies.
- C is true: by refusing to appropriate funds or by attaching restrictions/conditions, Congress can block executive programs or plans from being implemented.
- B is not strictly correct as phrased: abolishing an agency generally requires a statute (law). While defunding can effectively shutter an agency, it does not legally eliminate it.
- D is incorrect: Congress provides funding to executive departments and agencies; it cannot force the executive branch to fund itself.
- A is true: through appropriations and directed funding, Congress can steer money toward (and so encourage) certain departments or agencies.
- C is true: by refusing to appropriate funds or by attaching restrictions/conditions, Congress can block executive programs or plans from being implemented.
- B is not strictly correct as phrased: abolishing an agency generally requires a statute (law). While defunding can effectively shutter an agency, it does not legally eliminate it.
- D is incorrect: Congress provides funding to executive departments and agencies; it cannot force the executive branch to fund itself.
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