Statement I: Events well beyond the control of the federal government make it impossible to balance the budget every year.
Statement II: In 1997 Congress passed a balanced budget amendment and this measure is now before the state legislatures.

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Statement I may be true because there could be external factors such as natural disasters, economic recessions, or wars that can affect the government's ability to balance the budget. On the other hand, Statement II is false because there is no current balanced budget amendment before the state legislatures. The last time such an amendment was proposed and failed to become ratified was in the 1990s.

Statement I: Events Well Beyond the Control of the Federal