If the fiscal year begins without a budget and Congress fails to pass a continuing resolution, then:

a. the federal government shuts down.
b. the interest rate paid on the national debt automatically increases.
c. federal agencies operate on the basis of the previous year's budget.
d. the president has the right to raise the debt ceiling.


a

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