Budget Approval:
Develop a 4 page paper that describes the legislative process for budget review and adoption. Include the following:
1. Discuss the major factors that both constrain and influence a legislative body’s deliberations. Do these factors promote checks and balances within the system?
2. How do agencies attempt to influence the legislature on behalf of their programs?
3. Discuss the role of the legislature after it adopts the budget and sends it to the chief executive for execution.
4. How has the process evolved?