The U.S.federal government spends its revenues in a number of ways.Rank the following spending categories from largest to smallest.

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According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the largest category of federal spending is Social Security, followed by national defense, income security, and net interest. Therefore, Option A lists the categories in the correct order of largest to smallest. Option B is incorrect, as health care is not as large a category as income security or net interest. Option C is incorrect, as the federal judicial system (including prisons) is a relatively small category compared to the others. Option D is close, but income security is a larger category than net interest, so it is not in the correct order.

The USFederal Government Spends Its Revenues in a Number of Ways