The __________ usually consists of heads of the major executive departments, plus the vice president and other officials the president deems appropriate

One controversial action by President Bush following the September 11, 2001 attacks was

A. to secretly authorize the National Security Agency (NSA) to wiretap telephone calls into and out of the United States. B. to authorize the use of electroshock torture on suspected al Qaeda terrorists. C. to research plans to cancel the 2004 presidential elections in light of another terrorist attack. D. to detain United States citizens without trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. E. to unilaterally go to war with Iraq without receiving any kind of congressional approval.

When the U.S. government spends more than it receives, it typically finances the shortfall by selling IOUs, commonly called _____

A) entitlements B) long-term loans C) credit vouchers D) treasuries E) interest investments