Why the US Government is Always Shutting Down?

Every government in the world decides how to spend the country’s money. In the US, they do that by passing spending bills called _____ ____.

(a)  

Match the following countries with the month that their fiscal or financial year begins.

In the late 1800s Congress passed the (a)   Act tells federal officials that they can't spend money without an appropriation.

In the early ​ (a)   the ​ (b)   issued two opinions that stated, "unless ​ (c)   has passed an appropriations bill, federal agencies can’t spend any ​ (d)   .

Which of the following years was the longest shutdown in history?

Organize these federal agencies into the right categories. Timestamp: 3:43.

In ​ (a)   , around ​ (b)   federal employees  didn’t get a paycheck for ​ (c)   days.

Business contractors did not get paid during the shutdown even if the company worked on a project with the government.

Only __ percent of all federal employees live in Washington D.C.

Overall, the US economy lost $11  (a)   during the 2019 shutdown.