Ultimately, what protects liberty, property, and conscience in a society?

Which of these best describes the "iron triangles" concept?

A. government employees publicly reporting wrongs or unethical conduct within a government agency B. the legislature periodically reviewing state agencies to determine their renewal or elimination C. industry representatives serving on boards or commissions to protect their industries against the best interests of consumers D. special interest groups seeking to influence the legislators responsible for enacting laws and the agencies responsible for enforcing them

Which of the following is true about property tax?

A. Economist Edwin Seligman called the property tax "the best tax known in the civilized world." B. State and local governments do not tax income, property, and sales since all three of these are indicators of power. C. The general property tax is a minor revenue source for local governments. D. Calculating property tax is a single-step process where an assessment of the property is conducted. E. Assessment is the valuation a government places on property for the purposes of taxation.

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Trend forecasts are best when used to estimate many periods into the future. 2. Forecasting is more useful when it also considers a variety of what-if scenarios. 3. Validation is critical in any forecasting. 4. Curve estimation cannot take periodicity into account. 5. Exponential smoothing cannot take periodicity into account.

The statement, "Every organization has a persistent, patterned way of thinking about the central tasks of human relationships within an organization," describes

A) ?bureaucratic expertise. B) ?bureaucratic culture. C) ?bureaucratic policy. D) ?bureaucratic mission. E) ?bureaucratic purpose.