For the First Time in Almost a Century

question 312

Multiple Choice

For the first time in almost a century,

• A) the rapid growth of federal spending stopped during the 1990s.
• B) the slow growth of federal spending began to increase during the 1990s.
• C) state and local governments spent more than the federal government during the 1990s.
• D) national defense became the largest category of federal spending in the 1990s.

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