Government Spending

Spending required by law

• discretionary spending

• mandatory spending

• federal spending

• surplus spending

discretionary spending is

• congress's choice

• required by law

• requested by the president

• All of the above

When a government it spending more money than it is making, it is operating in a...

• deficit

• surplus

• IOU

• interest

Which of the following NOT considered mandatory spending?

• medicare

• national parks

• Assistance for low-income families

• social security

A plan for how much will be spent on various things.

• surplus

• budget

• deficit

• securities

Which of the following does the US spend the most money on as of 2020?

• defense

• education

• international affairs

• health care