The government responses to the Great Recession helped to create a budget ________ of ________,the largest in U.S.history.

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The word "largest" in the sentence implies that the answer is a large number. A surplus is a positive number indicating that revenue exceeds spending, so options A and B can be immediately eliminated. Option D is too low of a number to be considered the largest in U.S. history. Option E is an unlikely possibility given the severity of the Great Recession. Option C is the only remaining option, and it matches the expectation of a large deficit resulting from government responses to the Great Recession.

The Government Responses to the Great Recession Helped to Create