Which of the following statements about government deficit spending is most accurate?
A) The federal government violates the law by running deficits because the U.S. Constitution requires the government to balance its budget each year.
B) Although the government used to run big deficits, it has consistently run surpluses since the late 1980s.
C) The government has used deficit spending to lower the national debt.
D) One reason the government has a hard time reducing deficits is that there is a great deal of pressure on the government to expand its spending each year.

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The national deficit is the difference between the government's tax revenues and its expenditures. Every year there are calls for new social programs (or increases in allocation for existing programs) and additional needs for military spending. This continuous pressure to increase spending makes it difficult to reduce the level of deficit spending.

Which of the Following Statements About Government Deficit Spending Is