Compared to the Situation During the First 125 Years of the United

question 280

Multiple Choice

Compared to the situation during the first 125 years of the United States (1790-1915) , today total government expenditures are ____ share of the economy, and a greater proportion of those expenditures take place at the ____ level(s) .

• A) a smaller; federal
• B) about the same; federal
• C) a larger; federal
• D) a larger; state and local

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