Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Federal Budget Is

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the federal budget is true?

• A) The federal government has spent more than it has received every year since it began.
• B) The federal budget deficit amounts to almost nothing.
• C) The United States had a budget surplus each year from 1998 to 2002.
• D) The budget deficit peaked during World War II and has continued to decrease since then.
• E) The federal budget deficit was helped by President Bush's tax cuts.

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