Local and state governments are required to have balanced budgets (expenses have to be greater or less than the revenues received) while the federal government can (and does) accumulate large deficits T OR F
The stage of public policy that most public administration and criminal justice majors will be involved with during the course of their careers is:
Setting objectives |
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Choosing to act |
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Implementation |
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Evaluation |
The type of budgeting in which there is little emphasis on comprehensive change and instead small adjustments are made to the prior year's financial plan is best known as:
Zero-based budgeting |
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Program budgeting |
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Incremental budgeting |
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None of the above |
Measure G (November 2018) which resulted from an effort by the group Friends of SDSU for to redevelop the Mission Valley Stadium to "SDSU West" is referred to as a(n):
Initiative |
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Case law |
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Statutory law |
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Referendum |
In November 2016, voters in the City of La Mesa were presented with Measure U. This was a citizen sponsored initiative repealing the City Council's action to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries and the cultivation and manufacturing of medical Marijuana. Measure U is an example of a(n):
Referendum
Recall
Statute
Initiative
During the Great Recession and its prolonged recovery, decreased revenues from property and sales tax severely impacted local government budgets. TRUE OR FALSE
City officials such as city managers and finance directors are elected by the public and voting members of city councils. TRUE OR FALSE
The study and practice of public administration encompasses the management of corporations since the principles of public administration and business administration are the same. TRUE OR FALSE
In the budgeting process, local government elected officials' key responsibilities are the "nuts and bolts tasks" behind the scenes such as developing revenue projections and understanding the financial implications of new mandates from new state and federal legislation. TRUE OR FALSE
Local and state governments are required to have balanced budgets (expenses have to be greater or...