The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990:
A)was a package of spending cuts and tax increases designed to reduce budget deficit.
B)succeeded in balancing the budget cyclically.
C)succeeded in balancing the budget within two years.
D)identified defense and international programs as the only two areas of potential spending cuts.
E)gave the President the authority to make unilateral spending cuts to balance the budget.

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The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 was designed to reduce budget deficit through a combination of spending cuts and tax increases. It did not succeed in balancing the budget cyclically or within two years, but it did identify defense and international programs as areas of potential spending cuts. The act also established new budgetary procedures, including pay-as-you-go rules that required any new spending or tax cuts to be offset by spending cuts or revenue increases elsewhere in the budget.