DEATH+AND+TAXES

=**The BUREAUCRACY is sometimes referred to as the "FOURTH BRANCH" of the United States government... Check out the following graphic (//that I am to cheap to buy)// to see how money is spent in the various levels of the federal government that we will be examining the next two weeks.**=

=** Examine the site [|Death and Taxes] and answer the following questions in your notebook. **= = = **2. How much will the Safe schools and Citizenship program cost in 2012? (DO NOT DO THIS QUESTION - SKIP TO 3)**
 * 1. Describe what the Federal DISCRETIONARY Budget is... **
 * 3. What are the top three departments in terms of money spent in the Federal Government... **
 * 4. How much money has the Department of Homeland Security budgeted to spend on the "boarder fence" program in 2012? Is it an increase or decrease from previous years? By how much? **
 * 5. How much money will be spent on the global war on terror (counterterrorism) in 2012? **
 * 6. The postal service cost to operate in 2012 will be... **
 * 7. This branch of NASA will suffer from the greatest amount of cuts from the previous years budget. How much will be spent on looking for other signs of life or new planets? **
 * 8. The State Department gives this foreign country the most aid. (Country and Amount) **
 * 9. According to the map - what amount of money has been alloted to the US Secret Service in 2012? **
 * 10. For every $1 billion spent, what does every taxpayer pay on average? **
 * 11. In terms of the federal budget, what are the three largest areas that money is spent? **
 * 12. According to the map - in comparison how much money do the Chinese spend on their military? **