The federal government purchases

new defense equipment.

nick receives a weekly amount from

the government because he became

unemployed when his company cut

costs by laying off employees.

gloria is a 70-year-old retired woman.

she pays her expenses with the income

she receives from the government

the government is planning to build

more highways

jill receives inpatient hospital services

even though she cannot afford them.

the government funds a scientific

research project

discretionary spending

mandatory spending

Discretionary Spending

Mandatory Spending

Discretionary Spending are government spending implemented through a law.

Mandatory Spending is divided into three categories; compulsory expenses, discretionary expenses and interest on debt.

the declaration states, “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness….”

answer; win because bill had a legal right to drink alcohol;