Federal Government Spending (PDF Pages 470-474)

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  1. 3. Votes to approve the final federal budget
  2. 7. The government buys goods and services that it needs to operate, such as military equipment and office supplies.
  3. 9. Percentage of federal budget that went to education in 2007
  4. 11. Prepares the President’s budget
  5. 12. Takes the largest amount of federal spending.
  6. 13. Percent of total discretionary budget spent on military spending
  7. 14. The federal government fiscal year begins on _____ 1
  8. 15. The law requires that the government spend money to fund the Social Security and _____ programs.
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  1. 1. Joint federal-state medical insurance program for low-income people
  2. 2. Part of federal revenue devoted to discretionary spending
  3. 4. People who have served in the military are also eligible for _____.
  4. 5. Compete with privately owned hospitals
  5. 6. Transfer payments between levels of government
  6. 8. Program that provides funds for about 26 million low-income people to purchase food.
  7. 10. Funds Social Security