All of the Following Are Appropriate Benchmarks for a State

question 48

Multiple Choice

All of the following are appropriate benchmarks for a state or local government to use as a basis for comparing performance except:

• A) A government's own operating results and financial position from prior years.
• B) International City/County Management Association's Financial Trend Monitoring System results for governments of similar types and size.
• C) Federal agencies' financial information for a comparable time period.
• D) Socioeconomic and demographic trends of governments of similar types and size available from U.S. Census Bureau.

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Definitions:

Rudely

In a manner that is impolite, discourteous, or lacking in social graces.

GRIT

in psychology, passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals

Conflict

A struggle or clash between opposing forces, ideas, interests, or people.

Conciliation

The process of resolving a dispute or conflict through mutual agreement and understanding.