Author Question: Federal budget surpluses ended after 2001 because of a. increased spending for homeland security. ... (Read 194 times)

jessicacav · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Federal budget surpluses ended after 2001 because of

a. increased spending for homeland security.
b. tax cuts, which reduced government revenues.
c. the War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq.
d. increases in entitlement spending primarily Medicare and Social Security.

Question 2

Entitlement spending accounts for what percent of federal spending?

a. 40 percent c. 50 percent
b. 60 percent d. 70 percent