Question 1

Which of the following best articulates a disadvantage of U.S.dependence on foreign oil?

Accepted Answer

A) The need for oil is expected to decline during the next two decades,threating trade relations with other nations. 
B) Foreign oil is of a lower quality than domestic oil. 
C) Using foreign oil results in increased pollution in the United States due to the possibility of oil spills. 
D) The United States is at the mercy of other nations with which we might not always have a good relationship. 
A) The need for oil is expected to decline during the next two decades,threating trade relations with other nations. 
B) Foreign oil is of a lower quality than domestic oil. 
C) Using foreign oil results in increased pollution in the United States due to the possibility of oil spills. 
D) The United States is at the mercy of other nations with which we might not always have a good relationship. D

Question 2

Which of the following complaints is most directly addressed by the Affordable Care Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicare leaves too many health care expenses for the elderly to pay out of their own pockets. 
B) Only a single-payer system can bring about significant health care savings. 
C) There are too many uninsured Americans. 
D) Employer-sponsored health insurance unnecessarily restricts my choice of doctors. 
A) Medicare leaves too many health care expenses for the elderly to pay out of their own pockets. 
B) Only a single-payer system can bring about significant health care savings. 
C) There are too many uninsured Americans. 
D) Employer-sponsored health insurance unnecessarily restricts my choice of doctors. C

Question 3

Which of the following is true of current health care policy in America?

Accepted Answer

A) The federal government provides health care to all citizens. 
B) Americans are far healthier than Europeans. 
C) Total health care spending in the United States is about 17 to 18 percent of GDP. 
D) The Affordable Care Act created a single-payer health care system similar to that found in Canada. 
A) The federal government provides health care to all citizens. 
B) Americans are far healthier than Europeans. 
C) Total health care spending in the United States is about 17 to 18 percent of GDP. 
D) The Affordable Care Act created a single-payer health care system similar to that found in Canada. C

Question 4

What is one reason that health care policy in the United States tends to favor the elderly?

Accepted Answer

A) American political culture places a heavy emphasis on respecting your elders. 
B) The AARP is a powerful lobby. 
C) A majority of Congress is elderly. 
D) The elderly have greater financial resources to use to influence public policy. 
A) American political culture places a heavy emphasis on respecting your elders. 
B) The AARP is a powerful lobby. 
C) A majority of Congress is elderly. 
D) The elderly have greater financial resources to use to influence public policy.

Question 5

How does the health care system in the United States compare to other democracies?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States has a more expensive health care system than other democracies. 
B) The United States has an entirely privatized health care system,while other democracies have entirely public health care systems. 
C) The United States has a less expensive health care system than other democracies. 
D) The United States has a very similar health care system to many other democracies. 
A) The United States has a more expensive health care system than other democracies. 
B) The United States has an entirely privatized health care system,while other democracies have entirely public health care systems. 
C) The United States has a less expensive health care system than other democracies. 
D) The United States has a very similar health care system to many other democracies.

Question 6

In recent years,how has the government limited Medicare costs?

Accepted Answer

A) raising the eligibility age 
B) requiring patients to obtain a supplemental private plan 
C) capping the total expenditures per patient 
D) reducing the fees it pays to doctors and hospitals 
A) raising the eligibility age 
B) requiring patients to obtain a supplemental private plan 
C) capping the total expenditures per patient 
D) reducing the fees it pays to doctors and hospitals

Question 7

Who was the first president to propose a national health insurance program to be run by the government?

Accepted Answer

A) Franklin Roosevelt 
B) Bill Clinton 
C) Harry Truman 
D) Barack Obama 
A) Franklin Roosevelt 
B) Bill Clinton 
C) Harry Truman 
D) Barack Obama

Question 8

Medicaid is aimed at what group of people?

Accepted Answer

A) children 
B) full-time workers 
C) seniors 
D) the poor 
A) children 
B) full-time workers 
C) seniors 
D) the poor

Question 9

Which of the following statements about health care in the United States compared with other industrialized nations is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States has lower health care costs because its people are healthier. 
B) Other industrialized nations have lower health care costs and better health. 
C) Other industrialized nations have higher health care costs because doctors are paid more. 
D) The United States has the highest health care costs because we have the most advanced universal health care system in the world. 
A) The United States has lower health care costs because its people are healthier. 
B) Other industrialized nations have lower health care costs and better health. 
C) Other industrialized nations have higher health care costs because doctors are paid more. 
D) The United States has the highest health care costs because we have the most advanced universal health care system in the world.

Question 10

Medicaid covers the majority of which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A) nursing home residents 
B) women giving birth 
C) people with severe disabilities 
D) senior citizens 
A) nursing home residents 
B) women giving birth 
C) people with severe disabilities 
D) senior citizens

Question 11

How much do Americans spend on health care each year?

Accepted Answer

A) $3 million 
B) $30 million 
C) $3 billion 
D) $3 trillion 
A) $3 million 
B) $30 million 
C) $3 billion 
D) $3 trillion

Question 12

Which of the following is one of the reasons why universal health care was not adopted in the United States when it was first proposed more than 60 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) Liberals wanted insurance provided by private companies only. 
B) The American Medical Association opposed what it derided as "socialized medicine." 
C) Congress was only interested in passing legislation that benefited them personally,and members of Congress already had health care. 
D) Americans who lacked health insurance were afraid that private employers would no longer provide coverage. 
A) Liberals wanted insurance provided by private companies only. 
B) The American Medical Association opposed what it derided as "socialized medicine." 
C) Congress was only interested in passing legislation that benefited them personally,and members of Congress already had health care. 
D) Americans who lacked health insurance were afraid that private employers would no longer provide coverage.

Question 13

Which of the following helps to explain why the United States relies more heavily on expensive,high-tech medical treatments as compared to the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans spend more time in the hospital. 
B) The United States has more advanced medical technology. 
C) The United States has a single-payer health care system. 
D) U.S.health care costs are paid from a mixture of sources,leaving no single source primarily responsible for controlling health care costs. 
A) Americans spend more time in the hospital. 
B) The United States has more advanced medical technology. 
C) The United States has a single-payer health care system. 
D) U.S.health care costs are paid from a mixture of sources,leaving no single source primarily responsible for controlling health care costs.

Question 14

What proportion of Americans have private health insurance of some kind-either through an employer or purchased individually?

Accepted Answer

A) one-third 
B) one-half 
C) two-thirds 
D) three-fourths 
A) one-third 
B) one-half 
C) two-thirds 
D) three-fourths

Question 15

NIMBY usually applies to which of the following policy areas?

Accepted Answer

A) health care for the poor 
B) health care for the elderly 
C) health care for children 
D) the environment 
A) health care for the poor 
B) health care for the elderly 
C) health care for children 
D) the environment

Question 16

Which of the following pieces of legislation is credited with dramatically increasing the water quality in U.S.lakes and rivers?

Accepted Answer

A) Toxic Waste Reduction Act 
B) Endangered Aquatic Species Act 
C) Water Chemical Reduction Act 
D) Water Pollution Control Act 
A) Toxic Waste Reduction Act 
B) Endangered Aquatic Species Act 
C) Water Chemical Reduction Act 
D) Water Pollution Control Act

Question 17

The most expensive single category of health care spending for the federal government is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Medicare 
B) Medicaid 
C) CHIPS 
D) HMOs 
A) Medicare 
B) Medicaid 
C) CHIPS 
D) HMOs

Question 18

Which of the following is an argument for why regulations designed to protect manatees should be relaxed?

Accepted Answer

A) The manatee has been on the endangered species list for a long time. 
B) The manatee population has been increasing. 
C) Manatees have no natural predators. 
D) Manatees are often injured by boat propellers. 
A) The manatee has been on the endangered species list for a long time. 
B) The manatee population has been increasing. 
C) Manatees have no natural predators. 
D) Manatees are often injured by boat propellers.

Question 19

Which of the following is the largest federal independent regulatory agency?

Accepted Answer

A) the Food and Drug Administration 
B) the Central Intelligence Agency 
C) the Environmental Protection Agency 
D) the Internal Revenue Service 
A) the Food and Drug Administration 
B) the Central Intelligence Agency 
C) the Environmental Protection Agency 
D) the Internal Revenue Service

Question 20

What is the most rapidly increasing component of the federal budget?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicare 
B) Medicaid 
C) Social Security 
D) climate change mitigation 
A) Medicare 
B) Medicaid 
C) Social Security 
D) climate change mitigation

Which of the following best articulates a disadvantage of U.S.dependence on foreign oil?

Which of the following complaints is most directly addressed by the Affordable Care Act?

Which of the following is true of current health care policy in America?

What is one reason that health care policy in the United States tends to favor the elderly?

How does the health care system in the United States compare to other democracies?

In recent years,how has the government limited Medicare costs?

Who was the first president to propose a national health insurance program to be run by the government?

Medicaid is aimed at what group of people?

Which of the following statements about health care in the United States compared with other industrialized nations is accurate?

Medicaid covers the majority of which of the following groups?

How much do Americans spend on health care each year?

Which of the following is one of the reasons why universal health care was not adopted in the United States when it was first proposed more than 60 years ago?

Which of the following helps to explain why the United States relies more heavily on expensive,high-tech medical treatments as compared to the United Kingdom?

What proportion of Americans have private health insurance of some kind-either through an employer or purchased individually?

NIMBY usually applies to which of the following policy areas?

Which of the following pieces of legislation is credited with dramatically increasing the water quality in U.S.lakes and rivers?

The most expensive single category of health care spending for the federal government is __________.

Which of the following is an argument for why regulations designed to protect manatees should be relaxed?

Which of the following is the largest federal independent regulatory agency?

What is the most rapidly increasing component of the federal budget?

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Exam 17: Policymaking for Health Care, the Environment, and Energy

Which of the following best articulates a disadvantage of U.S.dependence on foreign oil?

Which of the following complaints is most directly addressed by the Affordable Care Act?

Which of the following is true of current health care policy in America?

What is one reason that health care policy in the United States tends to favor the elderly?

How does the health care system in the United States compare to other democracies?

In recent years,how has the government limited Medicare costs?

Who was the first president to propose a national health insurance program to be run by the government?

Medicaid is aimed at what group of people?

Which of the following statements about health care in the United States compared with other industrialized nations is accurate?

Medicaid covers the majority of which of the following groups?

How much do Americans spend on health care each year?

Which of the following is one of the reasons why universal health care was not adopted in the United States when it was first proposed more than 60 years ago?

Which of the following helps to explain why the United States relies more heavily on expensive,high-tech medical treatments as compared to the United Kingdom?

What proportion of Americans have private health insurance of some kind-either through an employer or purchased individually?

NIMBY usually applies to which of the following policy areas?

Which of the following pieces of legislation is credited with dramatically increasing the water quality in U.S.lakes and rivers?

The most expensive single category of health care spending for the federal government is __________.

Which of the following is an argument for why regulations designed to protect manatees should be relaxed?

Which of the following is the largest federal independent regulatory agency?

What is the most rapidly increasing component of the federal budget?

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

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