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1 Presented by Peace Action Education Fund and National Priorities Project

2 Federal Budget 101

3 Federal Budget 101 for 100

4 Each February this branch of the federal government releases a budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. Federal Budget 101 for 100

5 What is the White House? (also acceptable, The President, The Executive Branch ) Federal Budget 101 for 100

6 Federal Budget 101 for 200

7 This non-binding legislation sets overall spending caps used by the House and Senate as their spending blueprint. Federal Budget 101 for 200

8 What is the Budget Resolution? Federal Budget 101 for 200

9 Federal Budget 101 for 300

10 It is the term for the actual funding legislation that must be enacted by Congress and signed by the president as part of the annual budget process. Federal Budget 101 for 300

11 What is an appropriations bill? Federal Budget 101 for 300

12 Don t Have a CoW

13 Don t Have a CoW for 100

14 The [critical] nickname for the Overseas Contingency Operation. Don t Have a CoW for 100

15 What is the Pentagon slush fund? Don t Have a CoW for 100

16 Don t Have a CoW for 200

17 The amount of money in Overseas Contingency Operations for FY Don t Have a CoW for 200

18 What is $63 billion? Don t Have a CoW for 200

19 Don t Have a CoW for 300

20 $1.75 trillion Don t Have a CoW for 300

21 What is the total cost war since 2001? Don t Have a CoW for 300

22 We Are the World

23 We are the World for 100

24 This nation accounts for more than one third of all global military spending. We are the World for 100

25 What is the United States? We are the World for 100

26 We are the World for 200

27 The United States, together with this group of allies, account for half of total global military spending. We are the World for 200

28 What is NATO? We are the World for 200

29 We are the World for 300

30 This nation has the second largest military budget in the world, and is still outspent by the United States by a factor of 3 to 1. We are the World for 300

31 What is China? We are the World for 300

32 The Pentagon

33 The Pentagon for 100

34 This is the informal name for the Department of Defense, and also the building where much of it is located. The Pentagon for 100

35 What is the Pentagon? The Pentagon for 100

36 The Pentagon for 200

37 The budget for this federal agency accounts for more than half of the funding approved by Congress each year. The Pentagon for 200

38 What is the Pentagon? The Pentagon for 200

39 The Pentagon for 300

40 This federal agency has never successfully completed an audit. The Pentagon for 300

41 What is the Pentagon? The Pentagon for 300

42 The Pentagon for 300

43 The location of the Office of Economic Adjustment (with access to funding for defense transitions) The Pentagon for 300

44 What is the Pentagon? The Pentagon for 300

45 Elephants

46 Elephants for 100

47 Name one area of federal investment that generates more jobs per $1 billion invested than the military? Elephants for 100

48 What is education? (Health care? Clean energy?) Elephants for 100

49 Elephants for 200

50 True or False? U.S. military spending was hollowed out in 2015 Elephants for 200

51 What is False? Elephants for 200

52 Elephants for 300

53 Contrary to popular belief, benefits for this group are not funded through the Pentagon budget. Elephants for 300

54 Who are veterans? Elephants for 300

55 FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION

56 Pentagon Spending Final Jeopardy

57 How much of every federal income tax dollar goes to the Pentagon? Final Jeopardy

58 What is 27 cents? Final Jeopardy

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