The Proportion of the Federal Budget Devoted to Mandatory Spending

question 41

Multiple Choice

The proportion of the federal budget devoted to mandatory spending is:

• A) large and growing.
• B) small and shrinking.
• C) moderate, but slowly growing.
• D) staying about the same.

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