There will be FIVE required questions for each case study, conduct a brief discussion of your answers to each required questions. 2. a brief summary of the Five selected articles questions and how they relate to the discussion topic.Your initial posting in a new thread must be more than 200 words with at least five references in APA format .Updated instructions....1. There will be FIVE required questions for each case study, conduct a brief discussion of your answers to each required questions. 2. a brief summary of the Five selected articles and how they relate to the discussion topic.Your initial posting in a new thread must be more than 200 words with at least five references in APA format .“ Learning from Experience: Cash Management Practices of a Local Government” by Dr. Aman Khan, and answer the following questions. 1. What objectives does a cash management program serve for a government? Why should a government prefer cash flow data to accounting and other financial data in making financial decisions? Develop an aggregate cash flow scenario for the operations of a government and contrast it with that of a nonprofit organization.2. Define cash budgeting. Why is it important to prepare cash management on a regular basis? What other methods could you suggest for cash flow forecasting besides the ones suggested in the article? Discuss the disadvantages and advantages of these methods. 3. Define and distinguish between collection and disbursement float. Explain how a lock box works and how its use can increase the collection float. What are the tangible benefits of a wire transfer system? Discuss the role of the Federal Reserve and the lead bank in this regard. 4. What is excess balance? Why should a government have excess for idle balance even when cash is transferred daily from the field banks? Explain how concentrating cash into a central cash pool is superior to manage funds in many smaller balances at various banks. 5. What is considered to be the most liquid of money market securities? Why? Discuss the factors a government should consider in investing its idle balances in money market securities.

1. Which of the following is TRUE about American political parties?a. That you must be of the same economic bracket as the others who have already join any particular party.b. Party label can carry with it clear messages about ideology and issue positions.c. Most people in one political party do not share the same views on major issues.d. Political parties do not have labels associated with them. 2. Which of the following consists of the voters who associate themselves with a party?a. policy makersb. party in the electoratec. a citizen who does not identify with a political partyd. party organizer3. George Washington was a firm believer in political parties within the American government.a. True b. False4. What is the significance of the Anti-Federalists and Federalists in relation to the establishment of political parties?a. When the constitution was being developed, the Federalists and Anti-Federalists formed political parties and included them within the constitution.b. The political parties was the only thing that both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists agreed upon.c. Political parties have no relation to the Federalists and Anti-Federalists because both disliked political parties.d. The differing views of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists and its supporters were the catalyst for the American political parties.5. Which is TRUE of the early American political parties?a. They were strongly supported by all of the founders of the constitution.b. They were the same then as they are today.c. They dissolved immediately after the creation of the US constitution.d. They started off weak, but have over time evolved dynamically.6. Political parties are vital to the changes that take place in the American political system.a. True b. False7. Which of the following is a political party most likely to do?a. Adjust the ideology to reflect the interests of black voters who make up a vital part of their party.b. Change the name of the political party to better suit its supporters.c. Push an ideology that will mostly satisfy the opposing party.d. Make very little effort to getting one of their members in office.8. What is the purpose of a national party's platform?a. It is a social gathering to meet other people of the same political party.b. Party platforms are only used during presidential elections but not usually implemented.c. It is a stage on which the party has its nomination ceremony.d. It covers a party's stances on key issues and how the party intends to tackle those issues.9. Political parties are an integral part of the American governmental system.a. True b. False