Since 1940, the U.S. government has experienced
A) about the same number of years with budget deficits as with budget surpluses.
B) twice as many annual budget surpluses as annual budget deficits.
C) only one year with a budget surplus.
D) many more budget deficits than budget surpluses.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The statement "many more budget deficits than budget surpluses" is supported by the fact that there was only one year with a budget surplus since 1940 (according to the information presented in the question). This indicates that there have been more years with budget deficits than with budget surpluses.

Since 1940, the U.S. Government Has Experienced