The Proportion of the Federal Budget Devoted to Mandatory Spending

question 56

Multiple Choice

The proportion of the federal budget devoted to mandatory spending is

• A)large and growing.
• B)large and shrinking.
• C)small and growing.
• D)small and shrinking.
• E)staying about the same.

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