What you’ll learn to do: identify the major spending categories and major revenue sources in the U.S. Federal budget
In this section, you will take a look at how the government makes its money and how the money is allocated.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
The learning activities for this section include:
- Reading: Introduction to Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy
- Reading: Federal Government Spending
- Reading: Federal Taxes
- Self Check: The Federal Budget
Take time to review and reflect on each of these activities in order to improve your performance on the assessment for this section.