Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.The federal budget separates capital and current expenditures.
2.Much of the federal budget is uncontrollable in any one year.
3.Agencies are permitted to spend money not allocated by Congress.
4.Agencies may enter into contracts that bind the federal government to pay a certain amount for specified goods and services without going through the appropriations process.
5.Money that Congress appropriates each fiscal year needs to be spent during that fiscal year.
1.false
2.true
3.true
4.true
5.false
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