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The State of Rhode Island publishes its budget and the supporting information at www.budget.state.ri.us/index.htm . Access the budget and answer the following questions in a word document: What are the duties of the budget office? (Hint: Use the Primer link.) What are the six governmental functions listed in the budget? What are the major sources of Rhode Island's revenues? What is the accounting basis used in the preparation of the budget? (Hint: Use the Primer link and scroll down until you see the Budget Basis section.) The budget mentions four categories of program performance measures. List them, and briefly describe how they are used in Rhode Island. (Hint: Use the Primer link and scroll down until you see the Program Performance Measures section.) What did you learn from reviewing the most recent budget of the State of Rhode Island? What do you think the biggest challenges are when it comes to preparing their budget? Use proper in text APA citations as well as APA references at the bottom No minimum words as long as all questions are answered well .
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1)The State of Rhode Island publishes its budget and the sup.docx
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The State of Rhode Island publishes its budget and the supporting information at www.budget.state.ri.us/index.htm. Access the budget and answer the following:
· What are the duties of the budget office? (Hint: Use the Primer link.)
· What are the six governmental functions listed in the budget?
· What are the major sources of Rhode Island's revenues?
· What is the accounting basis used in the preparation of the budget? (Hint: Use the Primer link and scroll down until you see the Budget Basis section.)
· The budget mentions four categories of program performance measures. List them, and briefly describe how they are used in Rhode Island. (Hint: Use the Primer link and scroll down until you see the Program Performance Measures section.)
· What did you learn from reviewing the most recent budget of the State of Rhode Island?
What do you think the biggest challenges are when it comes to preparing their budget?
...
The State of Rhode Island publishes its budget and the various support.docx
The State of Rhode Island publishes its budget and the various supporting information at www.budget.state.ri.us/index.htm which you should access and then answer the following:
A. What are the duties of the budget office? (Hint: Use the About Us link.)
B. What are the six governmental functions listed in the budget? For the most recent year, calculate the percentage of the total budget allocated to each function.
C. What are the major sources of Rhode Island\'s revenues? Calculate the percentage which each category represents of the total revenues.
D. What is the accounting basis used in the preparation of the budget? (Hint: Use the Primer link and scroll down until you see the Budget Basis section.)
E. The budget mentions four categories of program performance measures. List them, and briefly describe how they are used in Rhode Island. (Hint: Scroll down until you see the Program Performance Measures section.)
F. What did you learn from reviewing the most recent budget of the State of Rhode Island?
Solution
E. The budget mentions four categories of program performance measures. List them, and briefly describe how they are used in Rhode Island. (Hint: Scroll down until you see the Program Performance Measures section.)
.
Week 5 Assignment (DRAFT)· Global Societal Problem, Argument and
Week 5 Assignment (DRAFT)
· Global Societal Problem, Argument and
Solution
Lack of education
· This Final Paper, an argumentative essay, will present research relating the critical thinker to the modern, globalized world. In this assignment, you need to address the items below in separate sections with new headings for each.
· Identify the global societal problem within the introductory paragraph.
· Conclude with a thesis statement that states your proposed solutions to the problem.
· Describe background information on how that problem developed or came into existence.
· Show why this is a societal problem.
· Construct an argument supporting your proposed solutions, considering multiple disciplines or populations so that your solution shows that multiple parts of society will benefit from this solution.
· Provide evidence from multiple scholarly sources as evidence that your proposed solution is viable.
· Interpret statistical data from at least three peer-reviewed scholarly sources within your argument.
· Discuss the validity, reliability, and any biases.
· Identify the strengths and weaknesses of these sources, pointing out limitations of current research and attempting to indicate areas for future research.
· Evaluate the ethical outcomes that result from your solution.
· Provide at least one positive ethical outcome as well as at least one negative ethical outcome that could result from your solution.
· Explain at least two ethical issues related to each of those outcomes.
· Develop a conclusion for the last paragraphs of the essay, starting with rephrasing your thesis statement and then presenting the major points of the topic and how they support your argument.
· Must be 1,750 to 2,250 words in length (approximately between seven and nine pages; not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style
· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
· Must use at least eight scholarly sources.
· Must document in APA style
· Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report. References list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.
· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style.
· Good Critical Thinking Tips:
· Your paper should include academic sources that explain multiple sides of the issue.
· Your interpretations of the evidence should be objective and state the conclusions and theses presented in the evidence clearly and fairly.
· Your paper should place the various forms of evidence in relation to one another and demonstrate why one form or perspective is stronger than the other positions that one could take on the issue.
· Your paper should point out the limitations of current evidence and attempt to indicate areas for future research.
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Discussion 1Budget ComparisonDropkin, Halpin and LaTouche (2
Discussion 1
Budget Comparison
Dropkin, Halpin and LaTouche (2007) outline 6 different types of budgets. Compare and contrast these budgets highlighting which organization benefits the most from each budget and why. Your initial post should be at least 300 words.
Discussion 2
Practice Identification/Evaluation
You will choose a real or hypothetical mental health related practice for your Budget Assignments in this class. Whether this is a non-profit or for-profit sole proprietorship, limited liability corporation, sub-s corporation, or other, you will need to identify the sources of income based on your prospective clientele. After reviewing the provisions of the MHPAEA of 2008 and the President’s 2016 SAMHSA related budget, discuss the mental health clientele payer sources (e.g., private pay, traditional health insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, managed care, grants). Then, differentiate between each type of clientele by payer source listing at least one strength/weakness from a budgetary perspective. Your initial post should be at least 300 words.
Discussion 3
10 Steps to an Operating Budget
Consider the 10 steps to creating, implementing, and managing an annual organization-wide operating budget outlined by Dropkin, Halpin and LaTouche (2007) in Chapter 12. Identify the two steps that you think will be most difficult for you and provide support for your choices? Which of these steps do you think will be the easiest for you? Select one and explain your decision making rationale? Your initial post should be at least 300 words.
Discussion 4
Income and Revenue Projections
Part of the budget justification process involves the ability to project income or revenue. This information comes from the projected clientele by payer source. Explain why this aspect is so important in the development of an operating budget. Your initial post should be at least 300 words.
Required Textbook
Dropkin, M., Halpin, J., & LaTouche, B. (2007). The budget-building book for nonprofits (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass. Required Resources
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Develop a four- to five-page APA-style paper by following the guiding statements below, using a local, state, or federal government agency’s budget:
Analyze how and where revenues are derived for the agency.
Analyze which revenues are used in which funds: governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary.
Evaluate how public policy decisions affect the receipt of revenues and possible restrictions that are (or can be) placed on the revenues.
Analyze the economic conditions that affect revenue projections.
Your paper must be four to five pages (not including title and reference pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. You must cite at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
Text Book
Lee, R.D. & Johnson, RW. (2008). Public budgeting systems (8th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
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For Ass
Scenario for Assignments 1-5
For Assignments 1-5, you are the new budgeting and finance administrator for your local government agency. Your first responsibility is to become familiar with the agency, the budget, programs, and capital projects. As the administrator, you will be responsible for analyzing, examining, proposing, and preparing the agency’s budget for the next five (5) years.
Note:
Students cannot use New York City as a selected local government
Assignment 1:
The Operating Budget
Due Week 4 and worth 150 points
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper, titled Part I: The Operating Budget for the (Selected Agency) in which you separate the content into sections:
Provide background information about the agency, mission, goals, objectives, departments, and strategic plan. (Title this section Introduction.)
Describe the budget of the agency by addressing the following items: (Title this section Budget Overview.)
Financial Summary, including Revenue and Expenditures
Department Budgets
Funding
Capital Projects
Debt Administration
Perform a Cost Analysis. (Title this section Cost Analysis.) The costs should include the following:
Fixed Costs
Step-fixed Costs
Variable Costs
Identify and explain one to two (1-2) challenges you will have in managing the budget. (Title this section Budget Challenges.)
Recommend two to three (2-3) strategies the agency should review regarding new initiatives and budget cuts over the next five (5) years. (Title this section Budget Recommendations.)
Include the agency’s most recent budget or financial plan.
Provide the agency’s Website name, URL, and any other sources used to support the assignment’s criteria.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Analyze the basic skills and tools needed for budgeting for public sector agencies and / or departments.
Recommend appropriate policy actions based on the evaluation.
Evaluate a budgeting system at any governmental level.
Analyze the scope and sequence of budgeting in terms of sources of revenues, purpose of government expenditures, budget cycles, budget preparation, and debt administration.
Examine the process and components of preparing a viable operating budget.
Prepare a preliminary budgeting system for presentation before Congress, state / local government, or other organization.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in public budgeting and finance.
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DATA EXERCISE #1
Format of the Project:
The Data Exercise must be posted to the LEO Student Assignments as a Attachments are limited to a maximum two files in doc, docx., xls. xlsx., or rtf. formats. OTHER FORMATS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, will not be reviewed or graded.
Please note that hand-written and scanned works, pdf. files, jpg. files, as well as files posted in google drive, will not be accepted or graded.
The paper should be written in APA style Research Paper format.
Please note that Use of APA Citation Methodology is required for all parts of the assignment
Written projects must be:
1. typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font, with margins no wider than one inch
2. have footnotes or endnotes, with correct citations
3. have a bibliography of sources used
4. include, for each entry, the author, title, city and state of publisher, publisher's name, year, and page numbers
5. prepared using word processing software (Microsoft Word preferred), in a manner similar to the preparation of a written assignment for classroom submission
Data exercise #1 Assignment
Consists of four parts
Part 1: Expenditures Approach to Calculating GDP (weight 25% of the assignment grade)
Complete the following exercise
Visit the Bureau of Economic Analysis website at www.bea.gov. From the drop-down menu under “Data”, click on “by Economics Account”. Then click on “National”, “Gross Domestic Product, and “Full Release and Tables”. Use tables 3A (Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures) and 3B (Real Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures).
a) Create the table that contains the following information for the last quarter. You need this information from both tables. Omit the intermediate lines found in Tables 3A and 3B on the web site.
Gross domestic product
Personal consumption expenditures
Gross private domestic investment
Net exports of goods and services
Government consumption expenditures and gross investment
1. b) Calculate the percentage (the proportion) of each category in nominal GDP and in real GDP.
Using Nominal GDP:
[Personal consumption expenditures / Nominal GDP]*100%
[Gross private domestic investment / Nominal GDP]*100%
[Net exports of goods and services / Nominal GDP]*100%
[Government consumption expenditures and gross investment/ Nominal GDP]*100%
And using Real GDP:
[Personal consumption expenditures / Real GDP]*100%
[Gross private domestic investment / Real]*100%
[Net exports of goods and services / Real GDP]*100%
[Government consumption expenditures and gross investment/ Real GDP]*100%
Present the information that you received in 1 (a) and 1 (b) as a table(s) in your project.
2. Write a report (2 pages double - spaced), which contains an analysis of the results you received.
In this report consider, but do not be limited to the following:
1. Why was the nominal GDP greater than the real GDP? By how much?
2. GDP is composed of a number of categories. What category makes up the largest portion of GDP? What category m.
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The State of Rhode Island publishes its budget and the supporting information at www.budget.state.ri.us/index.htm. Access the budget and answer the following:
· What are the duties of the budget office? (Hint: Use the Primer link.)
· What are the six governmental functions listed in the budget?
· What are the major sources of Rhode Island's revenues?
· What is the accounting basis used in the preparation of the budget? (Hint: Use the Primer link and scroll down until you see the Budget Basis section.)
· The budget mentions four categories of program performance measures. List them, and briefly describe how they are used in Rhode Island. (Hint: Use the Primer link and scroll down until you see the Program Performance Measures section.)
· What did you learn from reviewing the most recent budget of the State of Rhode Island?
What do you think the biggest challenges are when it comes to preparing their budget?
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The State of Rhode Island publishes its budget and the various support.docx
The State of Rhode Island publishes its budget and the various supporting information at www.budget.state.ri.us/index.htm which you should access and then answer the following:
A. What are the duties of the budget office? (Hint: Use the About Us link.)
B. What are the six governmental functions listed in the budget? For the most recent year, calculate the percentage of the total budget allocated to each function.
C. What are the major sources of Rhode Island\'s revenues? Calculate the percentage which each category represents of the total revenues.
D. What is the accounting basis used in the preparation of the budget? (Hint: Use the Primer link and scroll down until you see the Budget Basis section.)
E. The budget mentions four categories of program performance measures. List them, and briefly describe how they are used in Rhode Island. (Hint: Scroll down until you see the Program Performance Measures section.)
F. What did you learn from reviewing the most recent budget of the State of Rhode Island?
Solution
E. The budget mentions four categories of program performance measures. List them, and briefly describe how they are used in Rhode Island. (Hint: Scroll down until you see the Program Performance Measures section.)
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Week 5 Assignment (DRAFT)
· Global Societal Problem, Argument and
Solution
Lack of education
· This Final Paper, an argumentative essay, will present research relating the critical thinker to the modern, globalized world. In this assignment, you need to address the items below in separate sections with new headings for each.
· Identify the global societal problem within the introductory paragraph.
· Conclude with a thesis statement that states your proposed solutions to the problem.
· Describe background information on how that problem developed or came into existence.
· Show why this is a societal problem.
· Construct an argument supporting your proposed solutions, considering multiple disciplines or populations so that your solution shows that multiple parts of society will benefit from this solution.
· Provide evidence from multiple scholarly sources as evidence that your proposed solution is viable.
· Interpret statistical data from at least three peer-reviewed scholarly sources within your argument.
· Discuss the validity, reliability, and any biases.
· Identify the strengths and weaknesses of these sources, pointing out limitations of current research and attempting to indicate areas for future research.
· Evaluate the ethical outcomes that result from your solution.
· Provide at least one positive ethical outcome as well as at least one negative ethical outcome that could result from your solution.
· Explain at least two ethical issues related to each of those outcomes.
· Develop a conclusion for the last paragraphs of the essay, starting with rephrasing your thesis statement and then presenting the major points of the topic and how they support your argument.
· Must be 1,750 to 2,250 words in length (approximately between seven and nine pages; not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style
· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
· Must use at least eight scholarly sources.
· Must document in APA style
· Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report. References list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.
· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style.
· Good Critical Thinking Tips:
· Your paper should include academic sources that explain multiple sides of the issue.
· Your interpretations of the evidence should be objective and state the conclusions and theses presented in the evidence clearly and fairly.
· Your paper should place the various forms of evidence in relation to one another and demonstrate why one form or perspective is stronger than the other positions that one could take on the issue.
· Your paper should point out the limitations of current evidence and attempt to indicate areas for future research.
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Discussion 1
Budget Comparison
Dropkin, Halpin and LaTouche (2007) outline 6 different types of budgets. Compare and contrast these budgets highlighting which organization benefits the most from each budget and why. Your initial post should be at least 300 words.
Discussion 2
Practice Identification/Evaluation
You will choose a real or hypothetical mental health related practice for your Budget Assignments in this class. Whether this is a non-profit or for-profit sole proprietorship, limited liability corporation, sub-s corporation, or other, you will need to identify the sources of income based on your prospective clientele. After reviewing the provisions of the MHPAEA of 2008 and the President’s 2016 SAMHSA related budget, discuss the mental health clientele payer sources (e.g., private pay, traditional health insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, managed care, grants). Then, differentiate between each type of clientele by payer source listing at least one strength/weakness from a budgetary perspective. Your initial post should be at least 300 words.
Discussion 3
10 Steps to an Operating Budget
Consider the 10 steps to creating, implementing, and managing an annual organization-wide operating budget outlined by Dropkin, Halpin and LaTouche (2007) in Chapter 12. Identify the two steps that you think will be most difficult for you and provide support for your choices? Which of these steps do you think will be the easiest for you? Select one and explain your decision making rationale? Your initial post should be at least 300 words.
Discussion 4
Income and Revenue Projections
Part of the budget justification process involves the ability to project income or revenue. This information comes from the projected clientele by payer source. Explain why this aspect is so important in the development of an operating budget. Your initial post should be at least 300 words.
Required Textbook
Dropkin, M., Halpin, J., & LaTouche, B. (2007). The budget-building book for nonprofits (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass. Required Resources
In order to view the closed captioning of any video in this course, simply click on the cc link on the bottom right of the video (in red), click on transcribe video and then OK and the closed captioning will appear throughout your video.
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Develop a four- to five-page APA-style paper by following the guiding statements below, using a local, state, or federal government agency’s budget:
Analyze how and where revenues are derived for the agency.
Analyze which revenues are used in which funds: governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary.
Evaluate how public policy decisions affect the receipt of revenues and possible restrictions that are (or can be) placed on the revenues.
Analyze the economic conditions that affect revenue projections.
Your paper must be four to five pages (not including title and reference pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. You must cite at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
Text Book
Lee, R.D. & Johnson, RW. (2008). Public budgeting systems (8th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
...
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For Assignments 1-5, you are the new budgeting and finance administrator for your local government agency. Your first responsibility is to become familiar with the agency, the budget, programs, and capital projects. As the administrator, you will be responsible for analyzing, examining, proposing, and preparing the agency’s budget for the next five (5) years.
Note:
Students cannot use New York City as a selected local government
Assignment 1:
The Operating Budget
Due Week 4 and worth 150 points
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper, titled Part I: The Operating Budget for the (Selected Agency) in which you separate the content into sections:
Provide background information about the agency, mission, goals, objectives, departments, and strategic plan. (Title this section Introduction.)
Describe the budget of the agency by addressing the following items: (Title this section Budget Overview.)
Financial Summary, including Revenue and Expenditures
Department Budgets
Funding
Capital Projects
Debt Administration
Perform a Cost Analysis. (Title this section Cost Analysis.) The costs should include the following:
Fixed Costs
Step-fixed Costs
Variable Costs
Identify and explain one to two (1-2) challenges you will have in managing the budget. (Title this section Budget Challenges.)
Recommend two to three (2-3) strategies the agency should review regarding new initiatives and budget cuts over the next five (5) years. (Title this section Budget Recommendations.)
Include the agency’s most recent budget or financial plan.
Provide the agency’s Website name, URL, and any other sources used to support the assignment’s criteria.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Analyze the basic skills and tools needed for budgeting for public sector agencies and / or departments.
Recommend appropriate policy actions based on the evaluation.
Evaluate a budgeting system at any governmental level.
Analyze the scope and sequence of budgeting in terms of sources of revenues, purpose of government expenditures, budget cycles, budget preparation, and debt administration.
Examine the process and components of preparing a viable operating budget.
Prepare a preliminary budgeting system for presentation before Congress, state / local government, or other organization.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in public budgeting and finance.
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DATA EXERCISE #1
Format of the Project:
The Data Exercise must be posted to the LEO Student Assignments as a Attachments are limited to a maximum two files in doc, docx., xls. xlsx., or rtf. formats. OTHER FORMATS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, will not be reviewed or graded.
Please note that hand-written and scanned works, pdf. files, jpg. files, as well as files posted in google drive, will not be accepted or graded.
The paper should be written in APA style Research Paper format.
Please note that Use of APA Citation Methodology is required for all parts of the assignment
Written projects must be:
1. typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font, with margins no wider than one inch
2. have footnotes or endnotes, with correct citations
3. have a bibliography of sources used
4. include, for each entry, the author, title, city and state of publisher, publisher's name, year, and page numbers
5. prepared using word processing software (Microsoft Word preferred), in a manner similar to the preparation of a written assignment for classroom submission
Data exercise #1 Assignment
Consists of four parts
Part 1: Expenditures Approach to Calculating GDP (weight 25% of the assignment grade)
Complete the following exercise
Visit the Bureau of Economic Analysis website at www.bea.gov. From the drop-down menu under “Data”, click on “by Economics Account”. Then click on “National”, “Gross Domestic Product, and “Full Release and Tables”. Use tables 3A (Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures) and 3B (Real Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures).
a) Create the table that contains the following information for the last quarter. You need this information from both tables. Omit the intermediate lines found in Tables 3A and 3B on the web site.
Gross domestic product
Personal consumption expenditures
Gross private domestic investment
Net exports of goods and services
Government consumption expenditures and gross investment
1. b) Calculate the percentage (the proportion) of each category in nominal GDP and in real GDP.
Using Nominal GDP:
[Personal consumption expenditures / Nominal GDP]*100%
[Gross private domestic investment / Nominal GDP]*100%
[Net exports of goods and services / Nominal GDP]*100%
[Government consumption expenditures and gross investment/ Nominal GDP]*100%
And using Real GDP:
[Personal consumption expenditures / Real GDP]*100%
[Gross private domestic investment / Real]*100%
[Net exports of goods and services / Real GDP]*100%
[Government consumption expenditures and gross investment/ Real GDP]*100%
Present the information that you received in 1 (a) and 1 (b) as a table(s) in your project.
2. Write a report (2 pages double - spaced), which contains an analysis of the results you received.
In this report consider, but do not be limited to the following:
1. Why was the nominal GDP greater than the real GDP? By how much?
2. GDP is composed of a number of categories. What category makes up the largest portion of GDP? What category m.
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You are a broker at a brokerage firm. You are expected to prepare a financial analysis of a stateor municipal government and present in front of prospective investors including foreign central banks and foreign private investors. Prospective investors expect you to make recommendations on their investing decision. The objective of this project is to let you have an opportunity to analyze a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and create your own assessment of the government’s financial condition. You can complete this project by having access to a CAFR of your government. A supplementary chapter is posted along with the project description for your guidance to prepare for this project. The use of other supplementary resources is upon your choice.
1. Paper
Contents
Your final work product should include an introduction, an analysis of each of the three components of financial performance discussed in the supplementary text (Environmental, Organizational, and Financial) and a conclusion about the overall financial condition of the state government. Other than what’s required above, you can be creative with the contents of your paper so long as your paper analyzes where the government stands financially and can make suggestions for investing decision. Please read the supplementary text before you begin your group work so that you have basic knowledge with which you can analyze the financial condition of the government you are assigned. MD&A section of CAFR is useful for future outlook but you should be skeptical on what is written in there. Statistical section of CAFR contains some financial ratios. You can choose to calculate your own ratios using financial statements based on lists of financial ratios in the supplementary text or you can use ratios from CAFR to infer your conclusion.
Format
The final report prepared by each group should be typed, double spaced (Times New Roman, 12 point font, one inch margin in all four sides), 10 pages in length, with references (but reference page is not counted toward the 10 pages for the content). No late submission will be accepted.
2. Presentation
Contents
As with the paper, you can be as creative as you wish. However, your presentation should include the gist of your paper. You can make your slides first and develop your paper from there or you can write your paper first and then make a summary for your power point slides. Either way, your paper and presentation should tell a consistent story. In addition, since you are an expert of the government you are presenting, you are expected to include an executive summary of your government in the beginning of your presentation. For this, demographic and economic information along with operating information in the statistical section will be useful. Presentation in Government Accounting class does not need to be boring! Be as creative as possible in delivering your message to your potential investors!!!
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How you pr.
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the finance or accounting director has asked you to report on the funds and financial status of your government entity (pretend he or she is your boss). Your boss will present the information to various users, so current and future decisions can be determined about your government entity.
Using your CAFR,
prepare
a 10- to 12-slide presentation responding to the following:
Compare private sector financial accounting with accounting for government and not-for-profit organizations.
Describe the purpose of government accounting and financial reporting.
What types of funds are listed on the fund financial statements from the CAFR?
How are the fund balances reported?
Did the general fund show an increase or decrease in the fund balance? What does this mean?
What are the primary financial statements issued for the funds? What about total government activities?
Which statement shows whether your entity is financially better or worse for the year?
Why is there a reconciliation required between the fund financial statements and government wide statements?
Is there a budget to actually schedule in the CAFR? What basis did your entity use to prepare the budget? Are there any limitations of the budget to actual comparisons?
.
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Capital Budgeting Select a government agency (local/state/federal) and develop a four- to five-
page APA-style paper summarizing the following: Explain how the debt capacity of the
governmental entity is determined. Evaluate the effect of refunding or reorganizing existing debt
obligations. Analyze various funding alternatives that can be used to support debt obligations.
Your paper must be four to five pages (not including title and reference pages) and must be
formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. You must cite at
least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
Solution
The ability of any government entity to generate revenue from its economy underlie the
government\'s debt capacity.
GFOA (Government Finance Officers Association) determine its debt capacity through five steps
methodology which includes the following:
(1) defining the scope of analysis,
(2) peer group development,
(3)analysis of current position,
(4) scenario analysis, and
(5) financial policy development.
Along with debts various other sources that could be used for funding includesales and use tax,
property taxes, reserves etc..
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Complete
the multiple choice questions in Exercise 12-15, p. 510:
1-10
PLEASE USE APA GUIDELINES
TITLE IT: MULTIPLE CHOICE ASSIGNMENT
12-15 Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer.
1. Budgets of government entities:
Are integrated with the financial accounting system.
Enable governments to demonstrate compliance with laws and to communicate performance effectiveness.
Are adopted by governments after required public hearings.
All of the above.
2. Which of the following statements regarding budgets of not-for-profit organizations is true?
Not-for-profit organization budgets are legal documents reflecting plans for spending resources.
A not-for-profit entity may choose to prepare a budget to demonstrate accountability to its resource providers, such as donors and grantors.
The budgeting approaches used for governments generally cannot be used by not-for-profit entities.
All of the above statements are true.
3. Page 511Which of the following steps would not usually be part of the budgeting process?
Heads of operating departments prepare budget requests.
The chief executive (mayor or city manager, as appropriate) formally adopts the budget, thus giving it the force of law.
One or more public budget hearings are held.
Budget officer and other central administrators review and make adjustments to departmental requests.
4. The budgeting principle in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for state and local governments states that:
The accounting system should provide the basis for appropriate budgetary control.
Budgetary comparison schedules should be presented as required supplementary information for the General Fund and each major special revenue fund that has a legally adopted budget.
Annual budgets should be adopted by each government.
All of the above.
5. The budgetary comparisons required of state and local governments under GASB standards:
Can be presented as a schedule within required supplementary information (RSI) or as a statement in the basic financial statements.
Must be a schedule included as part of RSI.
Continues to be a statement included in the basic financial statements.
Is no longer required.
6. An approach to budgeting that requires the very existence of each program and the amount of resources requested to be allocated to that program to be justified each year is called:
Incremental budgeting.
Zero-based budgeting.
Performance budgeting.
Planning-programming-budgeting.
7. Which of the following does not represent a performance measurement group under the balanced scorecard?
Customer.
Internal business processes.
Economy and efficiency.
Learning and growth.
8. Governments that choose to report service efforts and accomplishments (SEA):
Must adhere to GASB SEA gui.
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Research and compare international and U.S. accounting standards. This will enable you to see how the different reporting methods affect business and how product costs are affected by international business. The learning objectives of this report are as follows:
Compare and contrast basic U.S. and international financial accounting standards.
Explain how key international factors affect business reporting.
Identify key compliance and regulatory requirements.
Using the attachment to help format the paper. prepare a four pages written report with at least three scholarly sources covering the items listed below.
Introduction
Part 1
: Select financial statements for two
related
(e.g., computer manufactures, pharmaceutical companies, cell phone companies, etc.) businesses; one that uses U.S. accounting reporting and the other that uses international accounting reporting. Identify the following items:
Provide the name, location, and accounting standards used for each business.
Compare and contrast three major differences you see in the way the financial data is presented on the financial statements.
Identify which set of financial statements you think is the easiest to understand and provides you with most accurate cost data as a manager. (Do not forget to look at the notes to the financial statements also.)
Part 2
: Analyze and discuss three international factors you think would affect the cost of the products made at the companies you selected and why.
Part 3
: Discuss any compliance and/or regulatory issues you think would be involved in the companies you have selected as they relate to the cost of the products made. For example, are there strict regulations on product pricing, tariffs imposed on raw materials needed to make the products, or strict regulations on the wages paid to workers?
Conclusion and Recommendations
Be sure to use APA formatting
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Assignment Content
Read
Chapter 11 of
Politics of the Administrative Process.
Review
the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website
and review the five critical processes that are used to plan and implement the budget of the executive branch.
Write
a 1,750 to 2,100-word paper that addresses each of the following questions and topics:
Identify and explain three special challenges of budgeting that state and local governments face and describe how these special challenges differ from challenges the federal government faces.
Summarize the five critical processes used to plan and implement the budget of the executive branch.
A government’s budget is not simply a collection of agencies’ spending requests. Instead, each government’s executive (whether mayor, city manager, county administrator, governor, or president) sets broad targets for overall spending and revenues. Describe how government executives begin to develop the budget.
The first step in the budgeting process is to determine the spending and revenue plans that are then combined in a single document. While the details vary around the country, the process typically includes both top-down and bottom-up methods. Compare the differences between these two budgeting methods.
Although the submission of the executive budget is an important step in the budgeting process, the budget is ultimately only a set of estimates and recommendations. In the American system of government, the executive branch proposes the budget and the legislative branch must approve taxes and spending. Examine the impact of intergovernmental relationships and collaboration on the budget process.
Once the executive and legislature agree on a budget, the challenge falls to the executive to execute the spending plan. While the importance of this stage of the budgetary process might seem obvious, the budget execution process is a delicate balance between ensuring that a program’s legislative goals are served and providing adequate flexibility for administrators to do their work. Describe what role the legislature plays in the process of budget execution.
Format
your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Include
at least three peer-reviewed references from the University Library.
Submit
your assignment.
.
Ashford 5 - Week 4 - Learning ActivityPolitical Parties, Interest.docx
Ashford 5: - Week 4 - Learning Activity
Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections
The various political actors involved in the processes, activities, and policies of the U.S. government each have evolving goals and objectives. In addition, these actors have produced differential effects, both positive and negative, on the processes, activities, and policies of the federal government. In this last weekly worksheet, you will assess the positive and negative impacts of political parties, interest groups, or federal elections on the national government. In addition, you will recommend one option to enhance the positive impact and one to diminish the negative impact. This final effort will conclude the process of critically analyzing key features of our national government and prepare you for completion of your Final Paper in Week Five.
To complete the assignment, save the
Week Four Learning Activity Worksheet
to your computer, fill it out, and submit it.
Develop a detailed outline of your fourth main point using the Week Four Learning Activity Worksheet.
Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections:
Provide a paragraph that briefly describes the one positive impact and one negative impact of one of the following: political parties, interest groups, or federal elections.
Provide a paragraph that recommends one option to accentuate the positive impact and one to lessen the negative impact.
Thesis Statement:
Provide a statement for the Final Paper that identifies the main argument and purpose of the paper.
Scholarly Support: (For assistance with your research, the Ashford University’s Library provides tutorials and recorded webinars on a variety of topics. To access these helpful resources look for the links located under the
[email protected]
search box on the library home page. For help with writing, please review the
APA Style Aid
, and Ashford Writing Center’s
Sample Annotated Bibliography
for additional help.)
Provide two credible sources in APA format to support your main points.
Briefly discuss how these sources support your main points.
Briefly evaluate your sources for bias, validity, and reliability.
Week Four Learning Activity Worksheet
Develop a detailed outline of your fourth main point. (For assistance with your writing skills, refer to the
Ashford Writing Center
.)
1.
Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections:
Provide a paragraph that briefly describes the one positive impact and one negative impact of one of the following: political parties, interest groups, or elections.
(Use the space below to complete this section.)
Provide a paragraph that recommends one option to accentuate the positive impact and one to lessen the negative impact.
(Use the space below to complete this section.)
2.
Thesis statement:
Provide a thesis statement for the final paper that identifies the main argument and purpose of the paper.
(Use the space below to complete this section.)
Scholarly Support: (For assistance with.
The Tea Party movement that started in 2010 is considered by some .docx
The Tea Party movement that started in 2010 is considered by some political analysts as an example of a “grass roots” initiative by frustrated common citizens who seek to influence national policy. In 2011, the Occupy Wall Street movement came into prominence and was immediately compared to the Tea Party.
For this discussion question you will take the identity of an analyst working for the Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB) of the Miami-Dade Police Department. Your Bureau commander has assigned you the task of analyzing these two political movements that are likely to protest during the upcoming DRNC event next year. Your analysis and recommendations will weigh heavily on your command staff’s policy formation as it pertains to these two particular political groups.
For this discussion post, you must conduct your own research and cite at least three sources. Your report to the CIB Commander must be at least 500 words long, but no more than 1,000 words. As always, your response must be written at the graduate level and cited properly according to APA style guidelines.
At a minimum, you are to address the following:
Describe and analyze the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movements and determine their underlying motives and their likely involvement in the upcoming DRNC event.
How have these movements differed from other political movements in the past?
How do the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movement differ from one another?
What policy recommendations do you make to the Miami-Dade Police Department command staff on how to deal with these two political movements during the upcoming DRNC?
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The System Development Life CycleYou have been put in a role of th.docx
The System Development Life Cycle
You have been put in a role of the CIO, Chief Information Officer (you may choose the type of facility.) Looking at the guidelines about development of information systems, create a project management plan of action to get your facility on the road to changes in information systems. What type of questions should you ask yourself in the different phases of the system development life cycle? Look at each phase objectively and tell how you would handle each phase for your project.
Discussion responses should be on topic, original, and contribute to the quality of the discussion by making frequent informed references to lesson material. Initial discussion responses should be around 100 words.
.
The subject matter is concept of inattentional blindnessExpl.docx
The subject matter is :
concept of inattentional blindness
Explain how it can affect visual perception by coming up with
2
open minded questions, WITH desired responses (How you would respond and how others may respond)
Responses to your own questions should be 250 word minimum
each
please use the text for reference that i have sent separately in an email. You may also use peer reviewed articles.
.
The strengths of the article are properly assessed.The weaknesses .docx
The strengths of the article are properly assessed.
The weaknesses of the article are properly assessed.
An understanding of the major arguments and the intent of the article is demonstrated.
Conclusion
Bibliography
All papers must use the following format: Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1” margins from left to right and top to bottom, and be double-spaced.
.
The Sunflower by Mary OliverAfter reading the poem The Sunflower.docx
The Sunflower by Mary Oliver
After reading the poem The Sunflower by Mary Oliver what new insight does the title provide in understanding the poem?
Also name 5 themes in the poem
And any shifts in the poem (2 different robes with evidence)
Ex: Stanza 1--------> Stanza 2
Exultant tone. Shocked tone
(Line 4). (Line 5)
.
The Submission should be 4 through 5 pages and need to include ans.docx
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The paper should be typed out in Times New Roman, Font 12, Double Spaced.
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The Stroop Effect And Visual Perception Overview Write a 2-part .docx
The Stroop Effect And Visual Perception
Overview
Write a 2-part assessment that discusses your experience with the Stroop Effect and concepts related to visual perception. This assessment should be a minimum of 4 pages long.
One of the central hypotheses in psychology is the relationship between stimulus and response. Sight and language are two human abilities relevant to the hypothesis of stimulus and response. Your understanding of these two abilities will help you build up a concept of the neural basis of human behaviors interacting with the world.
Show More
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
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Competency 2: Employ critical and creative thinking to evaluate problems, conflicts, and unresolved issues in the study of biological psychology.
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Discuss whether a person with dyslexia or a brain injury would have more or less trouble with completing the Stroop test.
▪
Discuss the results of the Stroop test.
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Competency 3: Examine the research methodology and tools typically associated with the study of biological psychology.
▪
Explain the role of the anterior cingulate in audiovisual processing, and the symptoms of brain injury to this area.
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Competency 4: Assess the important theories, paradigms, research findings, and conclusions in biological psychology.
▪
Define the problem of final integration of visual information.
▪
Discuss whether there is a problem with final integration of visual information.
•
Competency 6: Communicate effectively in a variety of formats.
▪
Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a
psychology professional.
▪
Use APA style and format.
Context
Recent technologies employed in the study of the brain regions regulating speech are helping scientists better understand the neural basis of human behaviors interacting with the world. For example, MRI imaging studies are revealing other areas within the brain that may also play a role in language and reading. Another example is that both Broca's and Wernicke's areas are fundamental to speech ability, but the specific mechanism of how each plays into oral language is still unclear. This is still a new area that challenges psychologists, neurologists, and speech therapists.
Humans use different parts of their brain to discriminate objects from people. In fact, we may have specialized neurons for recognizing faces. This relates to the main theme of this assessment: vision and visual perception. Many questions about human vision are unanswered. For example, different areas of the brain respond differently to visual recognition tasks, but how and why these areas cooperate to process visual information remains unclear. Another example: The visual cortex contains several layers, the functional roles of which are the subject of intense investigation. Questions include, .
the story about a conflict between me and my family about my divorce.docx
the story about a conflict between me and my family about my divorce ..
started when they see my bags in the niddle of the living room of my father house .
the conflict between me , my mother, father , big brother and my big sister.
my mother was crying, my father has been shocked
my big brother was shouting and was not trying to understanding my points
my big sister was asking me and trying to make me relax and supporting me
i need a short story of 250 words
.
The student will develop an 8-10 page paper on a community health as.docx
The student will develop an 8-10 page paper on a community health assessment for
Program planning, including the benefits of incorporating components of various
Approaches to conducting a needs assessment, selecting the appropriate statistics for
analysis of data and the target audience for the program.
.
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"The story of state and local governments over the past two decades has been one of transformation. They have shed their backward ways, reformed their institutions and emerged as capable and proactive.” (Bowman & Kearny, 2014, pg. 22).
IInclude an introduction which summarizes the main points of the scholarly activity and identifies the relevance of the assignment to the course topic(s).
Analyze and explain how you understand the above-mentioned statement
citations and references must follow APA format.
minimum of 600 words
.
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The Statement of Cash Flows
describe the following terms as they relate to the statement of cash flows: cash, operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities. What can creditors, investors, and other users glean from an analysis of the statement of cash flows?
2. Analyzing the Statement of Cash Flows
Using the table below, explain the difference between net income and cash flow from operating activities for Techno in 2009 and analyze their cash flows for 2008 and 2009.
(in thousands)
2009
2008
Net income
$ 316,354
$ 242,329
Noncash charges (credits) to income
Depreciation and amortization
68,156
62,591
Deferred taxes
15,394
22,814
$ 399,904
$ 327,734
Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables
(288,174)
(49,704)
Inventories
(159,419)
(145,554)
Other current assets
(1,470)
3,832
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities
73,684
41,079
Total Cash Provided by Operations
$ 24,525
$ 177,387
Investment activities
Additions to plant and equipment
(94,1760)
(93,136)
Other investment activities
14,408
(34,771)
Net investment activities
($ 79,768)
($ 127,907)
Financing activities
Purchases of treasury stock
(45,854)
(39,267)
Dividends paid
(49,290)
(22,523)
Net changes in short-term borrowing
125,248
45,067
Additions to long-term borrowings
135,249
4,610
Repayments of long-term borrowings
(250,564)
Net financing activities
$
165,353
($ 262,677)
Increase (decrease) in cash
$
110,110
($ 213,197)
Beginning cash balance
78,114
291,311
Ending cash balance
$ 188,224
$ 78,114
.
the story of options and the development of the Black-Scholes formul.docx
the story of options and the development of the Black-Scholes formula is intertwined with the story of international financial markets and investment and global financial crisis. Although B-S was originally developed for pricing stock options, the formula that we have been using in class for currency options is virtually identical. Specifically, except for the Tr e − * term that discounts by the foreign interest rate, and of course the fact that the underlying asset is a foreign currency rather than a share of stock, the formulas are exactly the same. In addition to the development of the B-S formula, the video brings together many concepts that we have seen in class this semester, including (in no particular order): - Replicating portfolio and no-arbitrage pricing - Market efficiency vs. forecasting - Statistical methods for characterizing returns and measuring risk - Risk transfer role of derivatives and hedging - Derivatives trading and exchanges - International capital flows and investment - Currency crisis and contagion Besides these, the video also gives a great glimpse into the world of academic finance, the inner workings of financial markets and institutions, and the nature of financial crises. While you are watching, note the similarity between what got us into trouble back then and what got us into trouble today (e.g., excessive debt/leverage to fuel a property boom, underassessment of risk and/or overconfidence in our ability to deal with risk, government bailouts, etc.).
Choose any five (5) of the bullet points above and discuss the topic further by describing what we learned in class about the topic and linking it to specific parts of the video in which it is mentioned or occurs. A two to three paragraph discussion for each point should suffice, totaling 2-3 pages single spaced for he entire assignment
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The Statement of Cash Flows Referencing this week’s readings and.docx
The Statement of Cash Flows
Referencing this week’s readings and lecture, describe the following terms as they relate to the statement of cash flows: cash, operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities. What can creditors, investors, and other users glean from an analysis of the statement of cash flows?
Analyzing the Statement of Cash Flows
Using the table below, explain the difference between net income and cash flow from operating activities for Techno in 2009 and analyze their cash flows for 2008 and 2009.
(in thousands)
2009
2008
Net income
$ 316,354
$ 242,329
Noncash charges (credits) to income
Depreciation and amortization
68,156
62,591
Deferred taxes
15,394
22,814
$ 399,904
$ 327,734
Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables
(288,174)
(49,704)
Inventories
(159,419)
(145,554)
Other current assets
(1,470)
3,832
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities
73,684
41,079
Total Cash Provided by Operations
$ 24,525
$ 177,387
Investment activities
Additions to plant and equipment
(94,1760)
(93,136)
Other investment activities
14,408
(34,771)
Net investment activities
($ 79,768)
($ 127,907)
Financing activities
Purchases of treasury stock
(45,854)
(39,267)
Dividends paid
(49,290)
(22,523)
Net changes in short-term borrowing
125,248
45,067
Additions to long-term borrowings
135,249
4,610
Repayments of long-term borrowings
(250,564)
Net financing activities
$
165,353
($ 262,677)
Increase (decrease) in cash
$
110,110
($ 213,197)
Beginning cash balance
78,114
291,311
Ending cash balance
$ 188,224
$ 78,114
.
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Conclusion and Recommendations
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Politics of the Administrative Process.
Review
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website
and review the five critical processes that are used to plan and implement the budget of the executive branch.
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Develop a detailed outline of your fourth main point using the Week Four Learning Activity Worksheet.
Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections:
Provide a paragraph that briefly describes the one positive impact and one negative impact of one of the following: political parties, interest groups, or federal elections.
Provide a paragraph that recommends one option to accentuate the positive impact and one to lessen the negative impact.
Thesis Statement:
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Scholarly Support: (For assistance with your research, the Ashford University’s Library provides tutorials and recorded webinars on a variety of topics. To access these helpful resources look for the links located under the
[email protected]
search box on the library home page. For help with writing, please review the
APA Style Aid
, and Ashford Writing Center’s
Sample Annotated Bibliography
for additional help.)
Provide two credible sources in APA format to support your main points.
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Briefly evaluate your sources for bias, validity, and reliability.
Week Four Learning Activity Worksheet
Develop a detailed outline of your fourth main point. (For assistance with your writing skills, refer to the
Ashford Writing Center
.)
1.
Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections:
Provide a paragraph that briefly describes the one positive impact and one negative impact of one of the following: political parties, interest groups, or elections.
(Use the space below to complete this section.)
Provide a paragraph that recommends one option to accentuate the positive impact and one to lessen the negative impact.
(Use the space below to complete this section.)
2.
Thesis statement:
Provide a thesis statement for the final paper that identifies the main argument and purpose of the paper.
(Use the space below to complete this section.)
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The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
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Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
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• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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