Explain What Was Supposed to Happen Under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act

question 92

Essay

Explain what was supposed to happen under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act when a congressionally enacted budget deficit was larger than the targeted amount.

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Definitions:

Aggregated Distribution

A pattern of population distribution where individuals are clustered together in groups.

Random Dispersion

The spatial distribution pattern of a population in which the presence of one individual has no effect on the distribution of other individuals. Compare with clumped dispersion and uniform dispersion.

Clumped Dispersion

A pattern of population distribution in which individuals are aggregated in patches, often due to environmental factors or social interactions, enhancing survival.

Patchy Distribution

A spatial distribution pattern where entities are clustered in several small areas, separated by areas with no or low occurrences of these entities.