Jimmy Carter faced a host of economic problems when he became president: stagnating wages, rising unemployment, inflation, and falling industrial productivity. From which previous president(s) did he inherit a large federal budget deficit?

A. Ford
B. both Nixon and Ford
C. Nixon
D. Kennedy


Answer: B

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