Suppose the U.S. House of Representatives is debating a bill to fund construction and maintenance for the nation's highway system. Representative Sandy Shady adds a provision to the bill that would fund a new public
Art museum in her district. The authorization of expenditure for the museum would be an example of

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This is an example of an earmark, which is when a specific provision is added to a larger bill to direct funding towards a particular project or group. In this case, the funding for the art museum would not have been included in the bill if not for Representative Shady's provision.