Read the case study Is It Management or Is It Public Relations? Only Your Admnistrator Knows For Sure from your textbook and answer the questions ‘For Discussion’ found at the end of the case study. For each set of questions, you will need to upload to the Assignment Dropbox a 500 word minimum response that takes into account your synthesis of the case study supported by […]

A privately owned island off the coast of Florida has been left to you by the eccentric owner who passed away recently. The island is large enough for several small communities to be developed, so you want to start off on the right foot by establishing a local government, a judicial system, and a law enforcement system. The only stipulation is that you cannot be […]

The federal debt keeps rising every year and has changed from a moral responsibility to a tool used in economic policy. Government spending is used for everything from Medicare and Medicaid to buying books for underprivileged schools. Government spending is used on short-term and long-term projects. After reading “Honey I Shrank the Deficit (But Grew the National Debt)” by David Davenport, what types of projects […]

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time. The media does have a very significant role in how U.S. citizens are exposed to political actors, policies, and processes that […]

Read and analyze the Canadian Salmon Fishery Case Study found on pages 1-22 of the Weimer and Vining textbook. Present your findings with a minimum of 600 words.   Analyze the Case Study, and develop the conclusions, recommendations, and implications.  Consider the implementation challenges in the case, and the concepts and theories used to meet them. Answer the Discussion Questions located on page 22. Summarize […]

Explain the difference between an empirical and a normative theory in political science. Provide examples of each.  Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Discuss the history that led to the creation of suburbs and then to suburban sprawl. Characterize the governing issues that arose based on urban sprawl, and discuss a solution that you believe is the most effective and efficient answer to the issues that surround governing metropolitan areas. Support your answer with specific examples.  Your essay should be at least 500 words in length and include […]

Retirement in the Unites States today forms a normal part of the life cycle. Most people will spend some time in retirement. Atchley and Barusch (2003) describe retirement as a series of stages. This five-stage model takes a life-course perspective on retirement. It shows the interplay between a person’s past, his or her current life, and external events.

Do you think that a not-for-profit organization’s board can release the restrictions on money in a strike fund and use it for general operations?  Does it matter whether we are talking about a strike fund held by a steel workers’ union to pay benefits to its members during a strike, versus a fund used by a not-for-profit as a safety reserve in case its workers […]

Analyze the following scenario: The Unified Path is an umbrella organization that solicits donations to support its many charitable suborganizations.  One of these is the Millbridge Family Service (MFS).  All transactions for MFS are handled through the MFS special purpose fund.  For both the United Path general operating fund and MFS special purpose fund, show the impact of the fundamental equation of accounting of each […]