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Chapter 14: The Congress, the President, and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

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	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. are defined as "revenue losses attributable to provisions of the federal tax laws which allow a special exemption, exclusion, or deduction."

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. means that the best predictor of this year's budget is last year's budget plus a little bit more.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. result from policies that make some group automatically eligible for some benefit.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. A budget occurs when expenditures exceed revenues in a fiscal year.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. An is an act of Congress that establishes a discretionary government program or an entitlement, or that continues or changes such programs.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. In 1913, the was added to the Constitution explicitly permitting Congress to levy an income tax.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. In April of each year, both houses of Congress are expected to agree on a , which binds Congress to a total expenditure level.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Perceived perils of gigantic deficits have led to calls for a to be added to the Constitution.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Policies that obligate Congress to pay X level of benefits to Y number of recipients are called .

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The consists of all of the money borrowed over the years that is still outstanding.

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