The total amount of debt owed by the Federal government is represented by the total value of the outstanding:

U.S. government securities

Explanation:

Governments use different methods to regulate money flow within the economy and also to borrow money for running it's activities.

One of such methods is the sale of government securities.

They are issued to buyers to obtain funds for government use. The government now makes a commitment to pay the owed amount at a future date.

They include: treasury bills, treasury notes, treasury bonds, and treasury certificates.

Government securities represents the total amount of debt owed by the Federal government

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b. there is a fixed quantity of resources and technology available.

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