A Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment Would

question 81

Multiple Choice

A constitutional balanced budget amendment would

• A) require that federal expenditures equal revenues (excluding borrowing).
• B) divide the federal budget into a capital budget and an operating budget.
• C) require a majority vote of Congress to authorize spending increases.
• D) require that the federal government maintain a balanced operating budget only.

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