PA 581 Week 4 Case Analysis: U.S. Budget
Prepare an analysis of funding levels for the U.S. Government and its Department of Education, identify trends as you look at the 2009 actual, and 2010 and
2011 amounts for outlays and receipts, and relationship to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and present a clear and concise conclusion that recaps the
highlights of the documents with final remarks.
• Go to Webliography to find the website link to the Budget of the United States Government: Browse Fiscal Year 2011.
• Papers must 5 to 7 pages in length (this would be roughly 1 page per area included in the report), 12 point Times New Roman or Courier New fon t, double-spaced,
include a cover page, introduction, body of the report, summary or conclusion and works cited.
• Appropriate citations are required.
• All DeVry University policies are in effect including the plagiarism policy.
• Papers are due during Week 4 of this course.
• Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q&A Discussion topic.
• This paper is worth 125 total points and will be graded on quality of analysis, quality of paper information, use of citations, grammar and sente nce structure
Summary Tables 25 1) Find the Summary Tables in the Budget and present the following:
Budget Totals in Billions of Dollars
Actual 2009 Estimate 2010 Estiimate 2011
Receipts
Outlays
Deficit
Debt Held by the Public
Debt Net of Financial Assets
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Budget Totals as a Percent of GDP
Actual 2009 Estimate 2010 Estiimate 2011
Receipts
Outlays
Deficit
Debt Held by the Public
Debt Net of Financial Assets
2) List each line item and enter the related amounts for the Department of Education Financial Information.
Introduction,
Analysis, &
Conclusion
15 1) Present a clear, concise introduction that explains the purpose of the paper and the major items it will cover.
2) Prepare an analysis of funding levels for the US Government and its Department of Education.
3) Identify trends as you look at the 2009 actual, and 2010 and 2011 amounts for outlays and receipts, and relationship to the Gross
Domestic Product (GDP).
4) Present a clear and concise conclusion that recaps the highlights of the documents with final remarks.
Format 10 • Paper is double-spaced and 5-7 pages in length, exclusive of Title Page.
• Use Times New Roman 12 or Courier New 12 font.
Grammar/Spellin
g/APA
Compliance
10 • Write like a master's degree candidate!
• Write your answer clearly and succinctly using strong organization and proper grammar.
• Avoid typos and spelling errors.
• Also, avoid slang, jargon, IM style writing, and curse words.
• Use APA citations correctly (for example, source for this topic is "Budget of the United States Government."
Total 125 A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.
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