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Topic: Appropriations
Annotation: States that no money may be appropriated by the government without an act of Congress, and it requires that an annual budget be published for the public.

 

Citation and Text from the Constitution:

Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

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