Assignment 7: Week 7: Paper 4
Write a two page paper, plus the title page and a reference page on the topic from any of the course learning objectives listed below and in the syllabus; do not use the same topic from the previous Assignment paper.
LO-1 Describe the political nature of the Federal Budget process.
LO-2 Discuss the typical budget cycle and the relationship of the budget process to governmental fiscal policy.
LO-3 Describe the evolution of the budget process, with a focus on executive and legislative organizations.
LO-4 Explain the development of the annual President’s Budget and the Congressional Budget process.
LO-5 Discuss authorizing legislation and the appropriations process and differentiate between the two.
LO-6 Define basic defense budget-related terms and describe the structure of the defense budget.
LO-7 Explain the successive phases of the congressional defense budget process.
LO-8 Describe budget execution, implementation, and control, including tools for changing the budget and the discretion-abuse-control cycle.
•Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. •APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting. •Length of paper: typed, double-spaced pages with no less than a two page paper. •Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point. APA GUIDELINES University of California Berkeley Library APA Style Citation http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/APAstyle.pdf Purdue University APA Formatting and Style Guide http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/#resourcenav RESEARCH and WRITING APUS Online Library Tutorial Centerhttp://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/tutorials/index.htm PLAGIARISM Avoiding accidental and intentional plagiarismhttp://www.plagiarism.org/**Refer to the assignment grading rubric for details on how the assignment will be evaluated
