Part I:

Budget and Taxation – Obama Budget Cuts Visualization

Understanding the National Debt and Budget Deficit

Answer each questions between 150 and 200 words after view the above videos.

1. Discuss the difference between the U.S. federal deficits and the federal debt.

2. Explain the nature of federal expenditures and why so much of the budget is “uncontrollable.”

3. What is the primary source of government revenues?

Part II

American Government: The Federal Bureaucracy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi1iyROgOAY

Read Attach PowerPoint 14 and watch the above video, and respond to the following questions:

1. What is the bureaucracy and how does it function in American society?

2. Why do Americans often have a negative view of “bureaucrats?” Are the criticisms fair? Why or why not?