Explain how program budgeting is different than traditional budgeting.

What will be an ideal response?


Program budgeting allocates resources on the basis of the activities of government and the services that government supplies to society. It also places a pronounced emphasis on the analysis of programmatic expenditures and the most efficient use of scarce resources.

Political Science

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a. $48,000 c. $100,000 b. $78,000 d. $65,000

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Lobbyists attempt to influence the legislative, the executive, and even the judicial branches of government

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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One drawback of ______ governments is that power and leadership are very diffuse.

a. town meeting b. council–manager c. commission d. mayor–council

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According to the text, children under the age of 18 who are incarcerated in adult prisons face all of the following challenges except ______.

A. harsher settings B. developmental problems C. the lack of education resources D. lack of medical treatment for drug addiction

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