Mandatory Spending

Funding required by law for certain programs

• Mandatory spending

• Pork barrel spending

• Entitlements

• Discretionary spending

Federal programs that guarantee payments to individuals who meet certain criteria set by law

• Cloture

• Entitlements

• Logrolling

• Benefits

spending includes spending for entitlement programs and certain other payments to people, businesses, and governments

• Discretionary Spending

• Taxable Spending

• Mandatory Spending

• Registered Spending

required by law

• fiscal

• discretionary

• monetary

• mandatory

What type of spending is required by law for certain programs?

• Mandatory spending

• Pork barrel spending

• Entitlements

• Discretionary spending

Federal programs that guarantee payments to individuals who meet certain criteria set by law are known as what?

• Cloture

• Entitlements

• Logrolling

• Benefits

Which type of spending includes spending for entitlement programs and certain other payments to people, businesses, and governments?

• Discretionary Spending

• Taxable Spending

• Mandatory Spending

• Registered Spending

Spending that is required by law is known as what?

• Fiscal

• Discretionary

• Monetary

• Mandatory

What is the primary characteristic of mandatory spending?

• It is optional

• It is required by law

• It is based on annual approval

• It is flexible

Which of the following is an example of mandatory spending?

• Defense budget

• Social Security

• Education grants

• Infrastructure projects