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The debt ceiling is the total amount of money that the U.S. government is authorized to ______ to meet existing commitments

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The fill in the blank answer would be "borrow"

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Answer:

Borrow

Step-by-step explanation:

The debt ceiling is the amount of money that the governement of the United States of America is allowed to borrow from international banks and the International Monetary Fund, the senate and house set a ceiling in order to be able to create a budget and not get too much in debt so the country is able to mantain its soveraignity.

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