If the National Debt Rises to the Debt Ceiling and There

question 39

Multiple Choice

If the national debt rises to the debt ceiling and there is currently a budget ____, the Congress and the President must agree to ____ the debt ceiling or else the federal government will have insufficient funds to pay its bills and will be forced to shut down.

• A) surplus, lower
• B) deficit, raise
• C) surplus, lower.
• D) none of the above

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