Which tool helps allocate resources to public programs?

• A. Campaign advertising
• B. Budgeting
• C. Protests
• D. Judicial review

Answer: (B)

Allocating limited funds to public programs is done through budgeting. Budgeting is the process governments use to plan how much money to raise and how to spend it, turning revenues into approved spending for different programs. Through budgeting, officials decide which services—like education, health, or transportation—get funding and how much each will receive, aligning spending with priorities and available resources. This helps ensure that resources are directed where they are most needed and that spending stays within what the government can realistically collect. The other options involve influencing or challenging government action rather than distributing funds: campaign advertising aims to shape opinions, protests express public pressure, and judicial review checks the legality of laws and actions rather than allocating resources to programs.