1. GOVERNMENT
SPENDING
LESSON ACTIVITIES

2. Active Participation:
A, B, or Both?

3. 1.
Budgets are for...
Households
Governments
Both

4. Making a budget can include…2.
Making a budget can include…
Choices
Spending cuts
Both

5. Mandatory spending includes money for…3.
Mandatory spending includes money for…
Defense
Social Security
Both

6. Discretionary spending is…4.
Discretionary spending is…
Congress’s choice
Required by law
Both

7. Those who get a say in the federal budget include…5.
Those who get a say in the federal budget include…
The president
Congress
Both

8. 6.
Securities are…
IOUs
A way to make money
Both

9. The world sees U.S. securities as…7.
The world sees U.S. securities as…
Risky
Trustworthy
Both

10. Most people think the government should operate at a…8.
Most people think the government should operate at a…
Surplus
Deficit
Both

11. Borrowed money must be paid back with…9.
Borrowed money must be paid back with…
Securities
Interest
Both

12. 10.
On the subject of government spending, people usually…
Agree
Disagree
Both

13. The government gets money from…
11.
The government gets money from…
Citizens’ tax dollars
Borrowing
Both

14. The government spends money on things like…
12.
The government spends money on things like…
Science research
Courts
Both

15. Trim That Budget!

17. Where Does the Government’s Money Go?