The Term Sequester Refers to

question 58

Multiple Choice

 The term sequester refers to 

• A) those budget items, such as Social Security, that are largely uncontrollable. 
• B) the process of protecting certain items from budgetary review. 
• C) freezing budget items at previous levels. 
• D) a limit set on the percentage of uncontrollable expenses that the budget can contain. 
• E) automatic, across-the-board percentage cuts in the budget.

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