🔪Musk's efficiency department slashes 35% from foreign aid and education budgets
Civic Action
Economy
Government
In mid-February 2025, Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency cut USAID and Education Department funding by 35 percent to rein in spending.
Review Topic
Test your knowledge with interactive questions
10 questions
5:00
20 available
Key Takeaways
Influential Figures
No influential figures found.
Some topics may not have prominent individuals directly associated.
Why This Matters
💼 Service Quality Decline: DOGE budget cuts threaten programs serving millions
Arbitrary spending reductions eliminate student aid, foreign assistance, and domestic programs without regard for effectiveness or need. Ideology-driven cuts harm communities nationwide.
⚖️ Constitutional Separation Violation: Executive branch cannot unilaterally cut congressionally-approved spending
The Impoundment Control Act (1974) requires congressional consent for spending changes. DOGE's actions violate constitutional spending authority and legislative oversight.
📊 Public Opposition: 58% of voters disapprove federal program cuts despite efficiency rhetoric
AP-NORC polling shows Americans support government services more than abstract efficiency gains. Popular programs face elimination for ideological rather than practical reasons.
🏛️ Democratic Accountability: Congress must reassert constitutional spending authority
Legislative branch controls federal purse under Article I powers. Representatives must challenge executive spending cuts that bypass constitutional appropriations process.
What Others Are Asking
No Questions Yet
Be the first to ask
Detailed Content
1
Roughly how many federal jobs had DOGE cut by mid-February 2025, according to Reuters tracking?
Multiple Choice
Economics
5
An AP-NORC poll found what share of Americans **disapproved** of the broad agency cuts two weeks after they began?
Multiple Choice
Public Opinion
6
What percentage cut did DOGE announce for USAID’s global health budget line?
Multiple Choice
Government
7
What earlier U.S. downsizing effort do analysts most often compare DOGE to?
Multiple Choice
History
8
The Guardian described Musk’s cost-cutting “chainsaw” rhetoric as what in practice?
Multiple Choice
Media Literacy
9
10
Which practical step can citizens take if delayed tax refunds are linked to IRS staffing cuts?
Multiple Choice
Civic Engagement
12
Which agency topped DOGE’s own “Efficiency Leaderboard” months after the cuts?
Multiple Choice
Government
14
After Education layoffs, FAFSA processing times reportedly jumped from 3 weeks to about…
Multiple Choice
Public Opinion
15
PolitiFact rated Musk’s claim of \$2 trillion savings as…
Multiple Choice
Media Literacy
16
Which Senate appropriations subcommittee held the first oversight hearing grilling DOGE officials?
Multiple Choice
Government
19
20
Which online tool lets citizens **track** DOGE-reported savings agency by agency?
Multiple Choice
Civic Engagement