Which of the following is a characteristic of discretionary spending?

required by law

covers spending on entitlement programs

government can make decisions on how to spend the money

includes spending in categories of education and national defense

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "includes spending in categories of education and national defense." the statement that is a characteristic of discretionary spending is that includes spending in categories of education and national defense

The correct answer is option a.