CMC Congress Course

This blog serves my Congress course (Claremont McKenna College Government 101) for the spring of 2025.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Fiscal Policy

A leftover from last week, some legislative slang:

  • Martial Law (an example from 2008)
  • Vote-a-Rama (example from 2009)
  • Hotlining
  • Phonemarking
  • Ping-ponging
  • BTU'd

Continuing from last time...

Budget process
  • Terms
  • Overview and flowchart (yes, via that WikiLeaks)
  • More from CBBP on 302(a) and 302 (b) allocations
  • The Byrd Rule
Taxes
  • Form 1040
  • Tax Rate Schedules and Official Tables
  • Complexity: Form 1040 instructions
  • Deductions, exemptions, and credits
  • Lawmakers do not fill out their own returns
Slides on the budget and economy
Report of the Fiscal Commission

Pitney at 10:26 AM

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