The Department of Defense Contracts Private Firms to Help Develop

question 14

Multiple Choice

The Department of Defense contracts private firms to help develop military technologies, and Congress appropriate sufficient funds for these firms to fill those contracts, making the defense industry a(n) ______.

• A) issue network
• B) interest group
• C) iron triangle
• D) trade association

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Definitions:

Fiscal Year

A fiscal year is the 12-month period used by governments and businesses for accounting and financial reporting purposes, which may not coincide with the calendar year.

Common Stock Dividends

Payments made to shareholders of common stock, usually in the form of cash or additional shares, from the company's earnings.

Accrual Basis

Accrual basis accounting is a method where revenue and expenses are recorded when they are earned or incurred, regardless of when the cash is actually received or paid.

Cash Basis

An accounting method where revenues and expenses are recognized only when cash is received or paid, as opposed to when they are incurred.