Question

federal government spending (2010)
defense/homeland security
social security
international assistance
education/health and human services
labor and transportation
veterans’ affairs
treasury
other
based on the graph, what are the highest priorities for the federal government?
social security and national defense
veteran’s affairs and the treasury
social security and international assistance
national defense the treasury

Explanation:

By observing the pie chart of Federal Government Spending (2010), the segments for "Social Security" (orange) and "Defense/Homeland Security" (blue) appear to be among the largest (visually, they have relatively big areas compared to other categories). So the highest priorities based on spending would be Social Security and national defense.

Answer:

A. Social Security and national defense