Question

examine the pie chart. federal government spending (2010) based on the chart, what areas made up half of the governments expenditures? defense/homeland security social security international assistance education/health and human services labor and transportation veterans affairs treasury other social security, labor and transportation, and other social security and education/health and human services defense/homeland security, and social security defense/homeland security, treasury, and veterans affairs

Explanation:

By visually examining the pie - chart, we look for the sectors that together make up approximately half of the circle. The two largest sectors are Defense/Homeland Security and Social Security which seem to account for about half of the government's expenditures.

Answer:

Defense/Homeland Security, and Social Security