AP Government Ch. 14: Budget Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Money taken from your paycheck, established by the Sixteenth Amendment.
  2. 4. Special projects or grants that a Congressman supports to help "bring home the bacon" to their constituents
  3. 6. The money the federal government collects from taxes and other sources
  4. 7. Common term for a tax policy that may allow an individual or corporation to be exempted from a particular tax
  5. 9. Creates or alters a program and outlines its goals
  6. 11. Revenues lost due to tax breaks, exemptions, etc.
  7. 12. Unemployment assistance is an example of this
  8. 14. Says that the best predictor for next year's budget is to look at this year's and add a bit more
  9. 15. If Congress cannot pass an authorization bill, they may allow an agency to spend at last years level
  10. 18. All the money the federal government owes, accumulated over the years
  11. 20. Government insurance for the elderly, established in 1965
Down
  1. 1. An example of this would be to increase the age required to receive Social Security so that we can continue to afford the program
  2. 2. A cost that always fluctuates, due to the fact that recipients who qualify for aid will vary
  3. 5. Provides the actual funds needed to support an authorization bill
  4. 8. Debt of one year, calculated as expenditures - revenues.
  5. 10. Total amount Congress allows itself to spend on all programs, creates a debt ceiling
  6. 13. The 17th amendment said that Senators would be chosen in this way.
  7. 16. Medical insurance provided to the poor
  8. 17. When a member of Congress tries to help a constituent "cut through bureaucratic red tape." For example, they could help you apply for a patent.
  9. 19. A document that specifies the allocation of taxes to be paid and benefits that will be received in a year