I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option A. An increase in the Department of Defense budget is an example of mandatory spending. It refers to budget<span> authority and ensuing outlays provided in laws other than appropriations acts, including annually appropriated entitlements.</span>
<span>Social and political unrest led to civil wars in Rome primarily because the political situation was controlled by the wealthy and thus, powerful families. Although in reality, the farmers were the ones who supported the empire through their produce. They were left unable to rival wealthy land owners. Furthermore, the poor were being abused by those in power through slave labor.
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