15. What happened in 1998?

Question

b. The U.S. government had its largest budget deficit in history.
c. The national debt was eliminated.
d. The U.S. government shut down on three occasions.
e. The U.S. government had a balanced budget.

i eliminated all the wrong choices.. I am left with this.
Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Nevermind, It is obviously A.

Answer 2

Actually I might be wrong, 1998 69.2 Billion Dollar Surplus 89.96 Billion Surplus D R R