Shortly after the release of the new budget by the White House, PIPA/Knowledge Networks conducted a study which allowed Americans to, for all intents and purposes, out how they would construct a budget for the country. First off, here are the programs which, according to Americans, should receive additional funding, as well as have the most money cut:

Money for reducing the deficit is the aspect of the budget which was deemed most important by Americans, relative to the actual administration's budget. Following closely behind are education and money for conservation of energy and development of renewable resources. Also making the top six issues was the increase of veteran's benefits.

On the other hand, Americans believe defense spending should receive the largest cut, followed by the supplemental capital for Iraq and Afghanistan. The space program and science research also made the list of biggest budget losers.

Next, the study asked Americans about how they would specifically alter certain parts of the budget, starting with those areas related to national security:

As mentioned above, defense spending and the supplemental for Iraq and Afghanistan would be cut quite severely, although the Department of Homeland Security would receive more money than the amount allocated by the actual budget.

Within the broader category of social spending, education would receive the largest increase in terms of raw dollars, although job training and employment would have their budget increased by the higher percentage (263%).

In terms of environmental spending, money for the conservation of energy and developing renewable resources would receive a staggering 1090% increase, or $24 billion.

If deciding how to spend money related to international affairs, Americans would allot 207% more money towards the United Nations and UN peacekeeping, or about $4.8 billion. About the same additional amount would be granted for military aid, and slightly less for humanitarian and economic aid. The state department's budget would be bolstered by more than one-half.

When asked about the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, Americans are wholly split on whether or not they should be made permanent. A slight plurality (48% vs. 45%) believe that the tax cuts should be allowed to expire due to hurting the economy. There is no strict majority opinion on this matter.

Lastly, here's a look at specific items that would and wouldn't be cut if Americans had a say in the US budget: