Which of the Following Statements About State and Federal Budgets

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about state and federal budgets is the MOST accurate?

• A)Every state government and the federal government are allowed to run budget deficits.
• B)Every state government and the federal government must balance their budgets each year.
• C)The federal government has to balance its budget, but the vast majority of state governments are allowed to run budget deficits.
• D)The vast majority of state governments must balance their budgets, but the federal government is allowed to run budget deficits.

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Definitions:

Predicates

Components of sentences that express what is being said about the subject, typically containing a verb and providing information about the subject's action or state.

Propositions

Statements or assertions that express a judgment or opinion which can be either true or false.

Proposition

An expression or declaration that conveys an assessment or viewpoint, capable of being either correct or incorrect.

Asserted

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