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GG LESSON ACTIVITIESLESSON ACTIVITIES

Active Active Participation:Participation:

A, B, or Both?A, B, or Both?

Budgets are Budgets are for...for...

A.A. HouseholdsHouseholdsB.B. GovernmentsGovernmentsC.C. BothBoth

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Making a budget Making a budget can include…can include…

A.A. ChoicesChoicesB.B. Spending cutsSpending cutsC.C. BothBoth

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Mandatory Mandatory spending includes spending includes money for…money for…A.A. DefenseDefenseB.B. Social SecuritySocial SecurityC.C. BothBoth

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Discretionary Discretionary spending is…spending is…

A.A. Congress’s Congress’s choicechoice

B.B. Required by Required by lawlaw

C.C. BothBoth

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Those who get a Those who get a say in the federal say in the federal budget include…budget include…

A.A. The presidentThe presidentB.B. CongressCongressC.C. BothBoth

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Securities are…Securities are…

A.A. IOUsIOUsB.B. A way to make A way to make

moneymoneyC.C. BothBoth

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The world sees The world sees U.S. securities U.S. securities as…as…A.A. RiskyRiskyB.B. TrustworthyTrustworthyC.C. BothBoth

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Most people think Most people think the government the government should operate at should operate at a…a…A.A. SurplusSurplusB.B. DeficitDeficitC.C. BothBoth

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Borrowed money Borrowed money must be paid back must be paid back with…with…

A.A. SecuritiesSecuritiesB.B. InterestInterestC.C. BothBoth

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On the subject of On the subject of government government spending, people spending, people usually…usually…A.A. AgreeAgreeB.B. DisagreeDisagreeC.C. BothBoth

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The government The government gets money from…gets money from…

A.A. Citizens’ tax Citizens’ tax dollarsdollars

B.B. BorrowingBorrowingC.C. BothBoth

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The government The government spends money on spends money on things like…things like…

A.A. Science researchScience researchB.B. CourtsCourtsC.C. BothBoth

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Trim That Trim That Budget!Budget!

Where Does Where Does the the

Government’s Government’s Money Go?Money Go?