The Largest Item in the Federal Budget After National Defense

question 25

Multiple Choice

The largest item in the federal budget after national defense became what during Reagan's time in office?

• A) Debt interest
• B) Food stamps
• C) Environment
• D) Highways
• E) Housing

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Definitions:

Public Use

The use of property or resources for the benefit or welfare of the general public or community.

State Governments

The governing bodies of individual states within a federal system, responsible for local law enforcement, education, and other public policies.

Executed

The carrying out of a sentence of death on a person convicted of a capital crime, or the completion of a planned or ordered process.

Equal Protection Clause

A provision in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution asserting that no state shall deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.