What is a household budget?
6.3 Government Spending Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A) A plan for government spending.
B) A list of household chores.
C) A plan for personal spending.
D) A document for tracking debt.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is mandatory spending in the context of the government's budget?
A) Spending on areas that can be easily cut.
B) Spending that is optional and decided by Congress each year.
C) Spending that is required by law and cannot be easily changed.
D) Spending on luxury items for government officials.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does discretionary spending mean?
A) Spending that is not allowed by the government.
B) Spending that is decided by individual citizens.
C) Spending that is required by law.
D) Spending that is chosen by Congress each year.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of discretionary spending?
A) Social Security and Medicare.
B) Air traffic control and the federal justice system.
C) Interest on loans.
D) Mandatory spending on military veterans.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the federal budget created?
A) The president decides the budget unilaterally.
B) Congress alone creates the budget without any negotiation.
C) The president and Congress negotiate and compromise to create the budget.
D) The budget is the same every year and does not change.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do people buy from the government that is similar to a loan, which they know they will get more money back than they put in?
Bonds
Securities
Stocks
Coupons
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe a situation where the government spends more money than it brings in?
Surplus
Deficit
Debt
Balance
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