Federal Budget

3. Constitution gives primary role in budget process to...
7. When revenues are greater than spending
8. Programs like Social Security and welfare
9. Total amount of unrepaid federal government borrowing since 1789
11. Government program providing health insurance to the poor
12. Funding that is required by law
13. The US government had a ... in 2015
16. Term for authority over the budget
17. Funding that is optional or depends on Congress
18. Government program providing retirement benefit to seniors
19. When spending bills aren't passed on time and the government runs out of money
20. Government program providing health insurance to seniors
21. Mandatory spending item due to government borrowing
22. US government bonds are backed by the ... of the US government and taxpayers
24. Budgetary period from Oct 1 to Sept 30
25. #1 source of federal government funding

1. Total amount of money spent by a government
2. When spending is greater than revenues
4. Motto of the American Revolution
5. Formal name for spending bills
6. Gigantic bill passed at the last minute to extend government spending for another year
10. Number of individual spending bills that should be passed
14. Any bill dealing with taxes must begin in
15. When the government has a deficit it sells ... to raise the additional funds needed to pay for its programs
23. Total amount of money collected by a government