Budgetary controls
CLEP American Government, Chapter 14 Budgetary controls Information matters because Congress can connect what it learns to money. Under the Appropriations Clause, agencies may spend only pursuant to appropriations made by law. Congress can set an account's amount, purpose, and period of availability; it may also attach lawful conditions or prohibit specified uses. These budgetary […]
Privatization
CLEP American Government, Chapter 13 Privatization Privatization shifts a government activity, service, or asset toward private organizations. The most common classroom example is contracting: an agency pays a company or nonprofit organization to perform work that public employees might otherwise perform. Other arrangements can transfer ownership, use vouchers, or create public-private partnerships. The exact form […]
