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genevieve1028

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What mandatory spending category tops all other categories with an expenditure of 608 billion in 2008 and an anticipated 700 billion in the future?
 
  a. Medicaid
  b. Medicare
  c. education
  d. Social Security
  e. military

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a category of the federal governments discretionary spending?
 
  a. national defense
  b. environment
  c. education
  d. social security benefits
  e. military



milbourne11

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D



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