Question 1 __ is a government plan for how to spend the revenue collected from taxes. A) federal tax B) federal budget Question 3 The different areas the government spends money is __ A) government deficit B) government expenditures a __ is when the government spends more than it collects in taxes. A) budget deficit B) budget surplus Question 4 The largest government expenditures are interest on debt, social security healthcare, income security, and __ A) national defense B) environment tax