Question: Answer all of the bulleted question related to the esay question on the the goverment budget. It's ok to use the outside source for the question, but please cite the source properly. (write about one or two paragraphs in respones to each question. and please respond clearly and thoroughly.

Describe some of the recent political/ economic battles over the government budget currently and in recent years (e.g. fiscal cliff, sequestration, debt ceiling, government shutdown) that help you highlight the different vewpoints on the budget situation.