Sample Essay Questions

Governments are not required to accrue interest on long-term debt in governmental funds even if the interest is applicable to a current period and will be due the first day of the following year. Explain and justify the standards that permit this practice.

Instructions: Answer the following two questions in 1-2 page document. Why do some accountants believe that it should offset the year-end inventory balance with a fund balance—non-spendable when no comparable fund balance is required for cash, taxes receivable, or most other assets? How should governments report their capital projects and debt service activities in their […]

Select any issue from international affairs that involves a difference of opinion. What are the different sides. Use levels-of-analysis to explain which side should or, will, prevail. Or use them to explain why an event happened the way that it did. Provide a theoretical ethos to support your view. different sides. Use levels-of-analysis to explain […]

Reflect: The judicial branch of government was designed not only to serve as a check on the power of the executive and legislative branches but also to be the final arbiter on disputes among states and between the states and the federal government. One important arbitration tool utilized by the judicial branch is judicial review. […]

From the ATTACHED readings, choose one Supreme Court case or one educational policy. In a 500-750-word essay, discuss the impact that this case or policy has had on the education of English language learners (ELLs). How has this case or policy helped contribute to the academic success of ELLs? How will this case or policy […]

Learning Activity #1 Why is the organizational culture so important in the successful implementation of an ethics program for a business? How do you create a strong organizational culture? Learning Activity #2 You are an executive with a large pharmaceutical company and you have to decide whether to market a product that might have undesirable […]

The weekly worksheets will help you build all the necessary parts for your Final Paper. This week, you will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the most important document for America’s national government, the U.S. Constitution. In your worksheet, you will describe one strength and one weakness of the Constitution. In addition, you will need […]

This week, we’re studying civil liberties. Let’s look at an interesting Fourth Amendment case about our right to be secure “against unreasonable searches and seizures.” This is what the Fourth Amendment actually says: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not […]

The purpose of this assignment is to explore the implications of the National Strategy for Homeland Security (NSHS) on state and local homeland security strategies. You work as a program analyst for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the Office of Strategic Planning within the Office of the Secretary. The White House Homeland […]

Reflect: Once you have completed these assignments think about how American politics have and could affect your career aspirations. The Founding Fathers created an amazing governmental structure that affects almost every aspect of our lives even today. For instance, if you are a criminal justice major, what parts of the U.S. Constitution are applicable to […]