1. GOVERNMENT
SPENDING
LESSON ACTIVITIES

2. Play Kahoot

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

4. 1.
Budgets are for...
Households
Governments
Both

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

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

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

8. 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

9. 6.
Securities are…
IOUs
A way to make money
Both

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

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

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

13. 10.
On the subject of government spending, people usually…
Agree
Disagree
Both

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

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

16. Trim That Budget!

17. Based on last month’s spending, Sasha needs to trim $500 per month from her budget. Look at Sasha’s budget and decide what she should cut and why.

18. Where Does the Government’s Money Go?

19. Study the chart at the bottom of the page to see where the government’s money went in Write each spending category on the graphic organizer, where the biggest circle represents the highest spending category.
Social Security
Defense
Medicaid
Interest
Income Security
Medicare
Other
Veterans Benefits
Administration of Justice
Government Retirement
Transportation
International Affairs
Health
Education, Training Employment, Social Services