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1. According to the information presented, when do budget deficits occur?

a. when spending exceeds revenue

b. when revenue exceeds spending

c. when the government has surplus money

d. when the citizens are no longer spending their own money

2. According to the information provided, in what year did the government have a surplus?

a. 1996

b. 2001

c. 2011

d. 1981

3. What conclusion can you make about government spending in the year 2011 based on the data presented?

a. the government did not spend as much money as in past years

b. the government provided more money to defense and citizens than in the past

c. the government has extra money to spend for the first time in years

d. the government needs to take better care of the American people

4. What audience would benefit from the information presented?

a. the government

b. people that have jobs in our country

c. citizens of our country

d. tourists coming to visit our country

5. According to the chart, what does “GDP” stand for?

a. great doctors prices

b. great domestic prices

c. gross doctors people

d. gross domestic product

1. According to the information presented, when do budget deficits occur?

a. when spending exceeds revenue

b. when revenue exceeds spending

c. when the government has surplus money

d. when the citizens are no longer spending their own money

2. According to the information provided, in what year did the government have a surplus?

a. 1996

b. 2001

c. 2011

d. 1981

3. What conclusion can you make about government spending in the year 2011 based on the data presented?

a. the government did not spend as much money as in past years

b. the government provided more money to defense and citizens than in the past

c. the government has extra money to spend for the first time in years

d. the government needs to take better care of the American people

4. What audience would benefit from the information presented?

a. the government

b. people that have jobs in our country

c. citizens of our country

d. tourists coming to visit our country

5. According to the chart, what does “GDP” stand for?

a. great doctors prices

b. great domestic prices

c. gross doctors people

d. gross domestic product