At the start of the annual budget cycle, the OMB assigns each agency a budget limit based on
A. congressional guidelines.
B. the president's directives.
C. the Justice Department's instructions.
D. its own projections of what is affordable.
E. the guidelines of the Commerce Department.
Answer: B
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d. It overturned the earlier decision that expanded federal power in Citizens United v. FEC (2010).
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a. 1880s b. 1920s c. 1990s d. 1830s e. 1930s
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a. Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) b. war in Afghanistan c. Strategic Arms Reduction Talks d. war in Iraq