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Political Science 1 SPRING 2017 PAPER ASSIGNMENT #1A critic charges: T

Political Science 1 SPRING 2017 PAPER ASSIGNMENT #1A critic charges: The U.S. would be much better off today if the Founders had simplyadopted the Virginia Plan proposed by Madison. Assume, for the moment, that theVirginia Plan (or something very similar to it) could have won ratification by the states in1787. In what ways would it have provided for a better governmental system? In whatways would it have provided for a less desirable system? Based on your analysis of thetradeoffs involved, do you agree with the critic? Consider such criteria as thegovernments capacity to address shared problems, the degree of coercion likely to beimposed, responsiveness to citizen preferences, and minority rights.Note: The main features of the Virginia Plan are the following:1. Two-chamber legislature; representation in each chamber based on statepopulation.2. Lower chamber of legislature elected by citizens of each state; upper chamber,executive, and courts elected by the lower house.3. Legislature can make any law regarding any national problem.4. Legislature can veto state legislation that it believes conflicts with nationallaws or with the Constitution.5. Council of Revision (composed of executive and court) can veto legislationpassed by national legislature, but legislature can override by majority vote.Draw on the readings, lectures, section discussions, and what you have learned aboutAmerican politics in answering the question.You should write 4-6 pages. The paper should be written in 12-point font with one inchmargins and should be double-spaced. The paper is due on Tuesday, February 21st, at 9:40AM (the beginning of lecture).

22. A 5.9% bond has a maturity of 14 years. The par value of the bond

22. A 5.9% bond has a maturity of 14 years. The par value of the bond is $1,000. If the yield to maturity is 11.6% and the interest payments are made semi-annually, then what is the current price of the bond?23. A project requires $29,828 of equipment that is classified as a 7-year property. What is the depreciation expense in Year 5 given the following MACRS depreciation allowances, starting with year one: 14.29, 24.49, 17.49, 12.49, 8.93, 8.92, 8.93, and 4.46 percent?26. ABC Company’s bonds pay 8% annual coupon interest and are selling at 105 percent of par. The yield to maturity?27. Project A requires an initial investment of $7,500 at t = 0. Project A has an expected life of 4 years with cash inflows of $5,000, $4,500, $900, $2,000 at the end of Years 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively. The project has a required return of 15%. What is the equivalent annual annuity?

In order to compare two scales, 30 objects are weighed on both scales.

In order to compare two scales, 30 objects are weighed on both scales. Each object would then have two weight values (one from scale 1 and one from scale 2). Based on the nature of the differences in the two weight measurements for the 30 objects, the two scales may be compared. Do these samples represent dependent or independent samples?Describe how one could select two dependent samples from among his/her co-workers in General Motors to compare their starting salaries after graduation from high school to their salaries when they continue working at GM and reach the age of 40.A group of sheep, infested with tapeworms, are randomly divided into two groups as follows. Each sheep is assigned a number (1 through 20) and then 10 numbers are selected by drawing 10 slips of paper from a box having the numbers 1 through 20written on them. The drawing divides the sheep into two groups. One group is given a placebo and the other is given an experimental drug. After six weeks the sheep are sacrificed and tapeworm counts are made. Do these samples represent dependent or independent samples?

In the ________________ governing system ________________ are/is accou

In the ________________ governing system ________________ are/is accountable to ________________.semi-presidential; parliament; the prime ministerWestminster; presidents; parliamentpresidential; presidents; the legislature.proportional representation (PR) parliamentary; coalitions; the prime ministerWestminster; the prime minister; the legislature1 points QUESTION 2Which of the following characteristics distinguishes parliamentary from presidential forms of government?Parliamentary systems have multi-party systems; presidential systems have two-party systems.Parliamentary systems have unicameral legislatures, but presidential systems have bicameral legislatures.In presidential systems there are separate elections for the legislature and the executive; parliamentary systems have only a single national election for both.In presidential systems the cabinet can fall, but in parliamentary systems there can only be a vote of no confidence.Parliamentary systems subscribe to proportional representation (PR) rules, and presidential systems subscribe to single-member district plurality rules.1 points QUESTION 3All of the following are reasons states have adopted semi-presidential systems EXCEPTSemi-presidential systems do not have legislative gridlock.Post-Soviet systems were, often by default, semi-presidential systems.Some states desired to demonstrate their commitment to democratic principles.Many states adopted the institutional form in order to gain economic aid.France influenced its former colonies.1 points QUESTION 4Hybrid regimes combine elements of ______________ with those of _______________.coalitions; cabinetsproportional representation (PR); majoritarian (first-past-the-post)democracy; authoritarianismpresidentialism; parliamentarismthe judiciary; the bureaucracy1 points QUESTION 5Presidential systems and parliamentary systems both use ______________ to govern.no-confidence votesbureaucraciesminority cabinetscoalitionscohabitation1 points QUESTION 6During which decades did advanced industrial countries establish welfare states by investing large percentages of GDP on social spending?1950s to 1970s1910s to 1930s1990s to 2010s1970s to 1990s1930s to 1950s1 points QUESTION 7Enforcing contracts, protecting property rights, and establishing a uniform currency are examples of how:states limit the growth of market economiesstates enforce global economic policiesmarket economies help states to functionstates help market economies to functionmarkets are managed by the central bank1 points QUESTION 8Which countries were able to modernize their economies with a state-led model that focused on export competitiveness by re-engineering consumer products?Egypt, South Africa, NigeriaUnited States, Canada, United KingdomTaiwan, Singapore, Hong KongFrance, Germany, ItalyBrazil, Argentina, Columbia1 points QUESTION 9Germany has responded to a declining workforce due to falling birth rates and an aging population by:Extending the retirement age for workers to 75Promoting full-time work for women and dual-income familiesRaising quotas for Scandinavian immigrants allowed to settle in GermanyOffering generous bonuses for employees who work overtimeEncouraging refugees to come to Germany1 points QUESTION 10Which situation best describes a resource curse?American farmers producing more grain than can be consumedSweden’s generous welfare policies negatively impacting its government’s budgetJapan’s declining work force limiting the country’s economic expansionHaitian people suffering because of a lack of resources to meet the population’s needsBotswana’s diamond mining preventing the establishment of diversified agriculture and manufacturingPLEASE LOOK IN TO IT CAREFULLY AND GIVE ME REASON WHY THAT’S THE CORRECT ANSWER AS WELL!!!

Research the term BFOQ in your text and at least one article found thr

Research the term BFOQ in your text and at least one article found through ProQuest. Explain its importance and relevance to our discussion in this course. How might not appropriately incorporating well defined BFOQs lead to difficulties for the organization? How would the concept of BFOQ be linked to disparate treatment and/or disparate impact in respect to staffing? What is the link between the ADA (1990) and BFOQs? Present your views in 200 words or more in your discussion post. Respond to at least two of your classmates postings. Remember to properly cite your sources.

How much money do you need to have in the bank to pay for a 4 year col

How much money do you need to have in the bank to pay for a 4 year college degree if tuition is $15,000 per year and your bank gives you 1.5% interest.What is the effective annual rate on a 18% APR loan if interest is compounded monthly?

1. In a trial of 123 patients who received 10-mg doses of a drug daily

1. In a trial of 123 patients who received 10-mg doses of a drug daily, 32 reported headache as a side effect. Use this information to complete parts (a) through (d) below.(a) Obtain a point estimate for the population proportion of patients who received 10-mg doses of a drug daily and reported headache as a side effect.(b) Verify that the requirements for constructing a confidence interval about p are satisfie(c) Construct a 99 % confidence interval for the population proportion of patients who receive the drug and report headache as a side effect.d) Interpret the confidence interval.2)In a poll, 416 of 1040 randomly selected adults aged 18 or older stated that they believe there is too little spending on national defense. Use this information to complete parts (a) through (e) below.(a) Obtain a point estimate for the proportion of adults aged 18 or older who feel there is too little spending on national defense. ModifyingAbove p with caretpequals=0.40.4 (Simplify your answer.) (b) Verify that the requirements for constructing a confidence interval about p are satisfied. Are the requirements for constructing a confidence interval about p satisfied? A. Yes, the requirements for constructing a confidence interval are satisfied.Your answer is correct. B. No, the requirement that n ModifyingAbove p with caret left parenthesis 1 minus ModifyingAbove p with caret right parenthesisnp1?p is greater than 10 is not satisfied. C. No, the requirement that the sample size is no more than 5% of the population is not satisfied. D. No, the requirement that the sample be a simple random sample is not satisfied. (c) Construct a 9999 % confidence interval for the proportion of adults aged 18 or older who believe there is too little spending on national defense.The 99 % confidence interval is ( ? , ? ). (Round to three decimal places as needed.)3. A simple random sample of size n is drawn. The sample mean, x, is found to be 18.1 , and the sample standard deviation is found to be 4.6.LOADING… Click the icon to view the table of areas under the t-distribution.(c) Construct a 99 % confidence interval about ? A poll was conducted that asked 10071007 people how many books they had read in the past year. Results indicated that x overbarxequals=13.413.4 books and sequals=16.616.6 books. Construct a 9090 % confidence interval for the mean number of books people read. LOADING… Click the icon to view the table of areas under the t-distribution.Construct a 9090 % confidence interval for the mean number of books people read. (? ,? )Based on interviews with 9595 SARS patients, researchers found that the mean incubation period was 4.84.8 days, with a standard deviation of 14.314.3 days. Based on this information, construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean incubation period of the SARS virus. Interpret the interval.The lower/upper bound is ?.

X-cell Inc. has 8,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding, 500,000

X-cell Inc. has 8,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding, 500,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding, which pays 12 percent of $100 par value, and 90,000 13 percent annual bonds outstanding, par value $1,000 each. The common stock currently sells for $39 per share and has a beta of 1.25, the preferred stock currently sells for $69, and the bonds have 10 years to maturity and sell for 92 percent of par. The market risk premium is 9 percent, T-bills are yielding 8 percent, and X-cell Inc.’s tax rate is 37 percentfind market value weight of debt?find market value weight of common equity?market value of preferred stock?if Holden corp. is evaluating a new investment project that has the same risk as the firm’s typical project. what rate should the firm use to discount the project cash flow(WACC)

I’m having trouble with this assignment and needed help. Listed below

I’m having trouble with this assignment and needed help. Listed below are the details of the assignment.Select a company and access the last three years annual reports. Next, select a company that is a direct competitor and download the previous three years annual reports.Research Tip: The Mergent database in the Ashford Library contains company profiles and financial information for publicly traded companies and their competitors. To access this database enter the Ashford Library and select Find Articles and More in the top menu panel. Next, select Databases A-Z and go to section M for Mergent. For help with using Mergent useMergent Online Quick Tips.Tip: For help with reading an annual report access this handy guide fromMoney Chimp(http://www.moneychimp.com/articles/financials/fundamentals.htm)Using the annual reports of both companies, complete the following in a three- to five-page paper, excluding title and reference page(s):For each company, report the amount of capital spending for the past three years. Quantitatively determine whether the amount of capital spending has been consistent or if it has fluctuated. Be sure to provide the calculations used to determine your answer. Describe the capital expenditures of each firm and the factors that impacted the companies debt capacities and capital structures.Next, compare the level of capital spending across the two firms. Point out how the spending was similar and/or different and speculate why the similarities or differences might exist. You must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the text. Support your comparison with evidence from the text, external sources, and articles/reports from the Mergent database in the Ashford University Library.The two companies I was thinking about comparing were Target and Walmart since Walmart is the subject for my final project.Format the paper according to the APA 6th edition style guide as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Be sure to properly cite your resources using APA style. All material must be original and quoted correctly using APA standards

The Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the president and approved

The Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. Now that we understand how the justices are elected, and the perks and downfalls to their undemocratic election, do you find it appropriate for the Supreme Court to interpret the U.S. Constitution? They did not always have this ability, so do you think it is in the best interest of the people? Why or why not?