Real (Adjusted for Inflation) Federal Spending Per Person in the United

question 236

Multiple Choice

Real (adjusted for inflation) federal spending per person in the United States

• A) has increased by approximately 10 percent per decade during the last 225 years.
• B) increased more rapidly during the nineteenth century than during the twentieth century.
• C) in 2010 was approximately 80 times the level of 1916.
• D) increased rapidly during the first half of the twentieth century but has changed very little since 1950.

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