Question 1

Medicare is a program that provides health care for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the poor 
B) the elderly 
C) the unemployed 
D) anyone who lacks health insurance 
A) the poor 
B) the elderly 
C) the unemployed 
D) anyone who lacks health insurance

Question 2

Which of the following pieces of legislation first required agencies to file environmental impact statements?

Accepted Answer

A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
B) the Clean Water Act 
C) the Clean Air Act 
D) the Superfund Act 
A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
B) the Clean Water Act 
C) the Clean Air Act 
D) the Superfund Act

Question 3

Which of the following is a provision of the Affordable Care Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Insurance companies can only stop covering someone during the January open-enrollment period. 
B) Young people must be allowed to remain on their parents' insurance until the age of 26. 
C) All caps for out-of-pocket expenses must be eliminated by 2019. 
D) Doctors can charge patients no more than $10 for preventive care like mammograms,flu shots,and diabetes tests. 
A) Insurance companies can only stop covering someone during the January open-enrollment period. 
B) Young people must be allowed to remain on their parents' insurance until the age of 26. 
C) All caps for out-of-pocket expenses must be eliminated by 2019. 
D) Doctors can charge patients no more than $10 for preventive care like mammograms,flu shots,and diabetes tests.

Question 4

In which era did health insurance become linked to employment?

Accepted Answer

A) Progressive Era 
B) World War I 
C) New Deal 
D) World War II 
A) Progressive Era 
B) World War I 
C) New Deal 
D) World War II

Question 5

What is the name for networks of health care providers that directly provide all or most of a person's health care for a yearly fee?

Accepted Answer

A) health maintenance organizations 
B) hospital networks 
C) alliances of health 
D) fee-for-service networks 
A) health maintenance organizations 
B) hospital networks 
C) alliances of health 
D) fee-for-service networks

Question 6

Which of the following is true of the Affordable Care Act?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a national government takeover of health care. 
B) It provides universal coverage to all Americans. 
C) It involves a single-payer health care system. 
D) It requires all Americans to have health insurance. 
A) It is a national government takeover of health care. 
B) It provides universal coverage to all Americans. 
C) It involves a single-payer health care system. 
D) It requires all Americans to have health insurance.

Question 7

The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) targets which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Children whose families are currently enrolled in Medicare. 
B) Children whose families cannot afford private insurance but cannot qualify for Medicaid. 
C) Children whose families are currently enrolled in an HMO. 
D) Children whose families do not make enough money to receive Medicaid. 
A) Children whose families are currently enrolled in Medicare. 
B) Children whose families cannot afford private insurance but cannot qualify for Medicaid. 
C) Children whose families are currently enrolled in an HMO. 
D) Children whose families do not make enough money to receive Medicaid.

Question 8

Which of the following best describes how cap-and-trade is a market-based solution for dealing with carbon dioxide emissions?

Accepted Answer

A) The market has reduced carbon dioxide emissions without government intervention because companies have self-regulated to remain competitive. 
B) The states have reduced carbon dioxide emissions because the federal government has been unwilling to do so. 
C) Companies that pollute have spent significant money lobbying Congress to grant them exemptions from environmental regulations. 
D) It allows those who reduce emissions to sell credits to those who do not meet environmental standards. 
A) The market has reduced carbon dioxide emissions without government intervention because companies have self-regulated to remain competitive. 
B) The states have reduced carbon dioxide emissions because the federal government has been unwilling to do so. 
C) Companies that pollute have spent significant money lobbying Congress to grant them exemptions from environmental regulations. 
D) It allows those who reduce emissions to sell credits to those who do not meet environmental standards.

Question 9

Of the following countries,which has the lowest infant mortality rate and the highest life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A) the United States 
B) France 
C) Canada 
D) Japan 
A) the United States 
B) France 
C) Canada 
D) Japan

Question 10

How does life expectancy in the United States compare to other developed nations?

Accepted Answer

A) It is lower. 
B) It is about the same. 
C) It is slightly higher. 
D) It is much higher. 
A) It is lower. 
B) It is about the same. 
C) It is slightly higher. 
D) It is much higher.

Question 11

Which was the last of the following federal programs to be adopted?

Accepted Answer

A) The Affordable Care Act 
B) Medicare 
C) Medicaid 
D) CHIPs 
A) The Affordable Care Act 
B) Medicare 
C) Medicaid 
D) CHIPs

Question 12

Who typically qualifies for Medicare?

Accepted Answer

A) full-time workers 
B) those 65 or older 
C) the unemployed 
D) the poor 
A) full-time workers 
B) those 65 or older 
C) the unemployed 
D) the poor

Question 13

Which of the following best reflects the Republican reaction to the Affordable Care Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Republicans have called for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. 
B) Republicans have called for modest improvements to the Affordable Care Act. 
C) Republicans have been trying to replace the Affordable Care Act with a single-payer system. 
D) Republicans were initially against the Affordable Care Act but now support it. 
A) Republicans have called for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. 
B) Republicans have called for modest improvements to the Affordable Care Act. 
C) Republicans have been trying to replace the Affordable Care Act with a single-payer system. 
D) Republicans were initially against the Affordable Care Act but now support it.

Question 14

What is America's most abundant fuel?

Accepted Answer

A) kerosene 
B) petroleum 
C) coal 
D) natural gas 
A) kerosene 
B) petroleum 
C) coal 
D) natural gas

Question 15

Of the following examples,who is the least likely to have health insurance in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) children 
B) the poor 
C) the elderly 
D) young adults 
A) children 
B) the poor 
C) the elderly 
D) young adults

Question 16

Which of the following situations is most likely to create an incentive for doctors to provide unnecessary procedures?

Accepted Answer

A) a fee-for-service health insurance policy 
B) free market health care 
C) a single-payer system 
D) a health maintenance organization 
A) a fee-for-service health insurance policy 
B) free market health care 
C) a single-payer system 
D) a health maintenance organization

Question 17

What argument is most often given by opponents of strong air and water pollution controls?

Accepted Answer

A) They ignore wildlife conservation issues. 
B) They make it hard for private entities to create stricter standards. 
C) They fall disproportionately on the poor. 
D) They could reduce economic growth. 
A) They ignore wildlife conservation issues. 
B) They make it hard for private entities to create stricter standards. 
C) They fall disproportionately on the poor. 
D) They could reduce economic growth.

Question 18

What is the Superfund?

Accepted Answer

A) a congressional fund to reduce carbon emissions 
B) a congressional fund to study global warming 
C) a congressional fund to improve air quality 
D) a congressional fund to clean up hazardous waste sites 
A) a congressional fund to reduce carbon emissions 
B) a congressional fund to study global warming 
C) a congressional fund to improve air quality 
D) a congressional fund to clean up hazardous waste sites

Question 19

Which of the following is an argument in favor of having national health insurance in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Patients would have more individual control over their health care. 
B) All Americans would have access to health care. 
C) A national insurance program would promote fair competition among private insurers. 
D) A national insurance program would replace the unpopular Medicare and Medicaid programs. 
A) Patients would have more individual control over their health care. 
B) All Americans would have access to health care. 
C) A national insurance program would promote fair competition among private insurers. 
D) A national insurance program would replace the unpopular Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Question 20

What is an environmental impact statement?

Accepted Answer

A) A statement prepared by federal agencies detailing the potential environmental impact of a policy proposed by the government. 
B) An analysis of how a private entity has negatively impacted the environment. 
C) A statement prepared by Congress detailing the potential environmental impact of proposed legislation. 
D) A notice of concern sent to all individuals and businesses located close to a Superfund site. 
A) A statement prepared by federal agencies detailing the potential environmental impact of a policy proposed by the government. 
B) An analysis of how a private entity has negatively impacted the environment. 
C) A statement prepared by Congress detailing the potential environmental impact of proposed legislation. 
D) A notice of concern sent to all individuals and businesses located close to a Superfund site.

Medicare is a program that provides health care for __________.

Which of the following pieces of legislation first required agencies to file environmental impact statements?

Which of the following is a provision of the Affordable Care Act?

In which era did health insurance become linked to employment?

What is the name for networks of health care providers that directly provide all or most of a person's health care for a yearly fee?

Which of the following is true of the Affordable Care Act?

The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) targets which of the following groups?

Which of the following best describes how cap-and-trade is a market-based solution for dealing with carbon dioxide emissions?

Of the following countries,which has the lowest infant mortality rate and the highest life expectancy?

How does life expectancy in the United States compare to other developed nations?

Which was the last of the following federal programs to be adopted?

Who typically qualifies for Medicare?

Which of the following best reflects the Republican reaction to the Affordable Care Act?

What is America's most abundant fuel?

Of the following examples,who is the least likely to have health insurance in the United States?

Which of the following situations is most likely to create an incentive for doctors to provide unnecessary procedures?

What argument is most often given by opponents of strong air and water pollution controls?

What is the Superfund?

Which of the following is an argument in favor of having national health insurance in the United States?

What is an environmental impact statement?

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

Medicare is a program that provides health care for __________.

Which of the following pieces of legislation first required agencies to file environmental impact statements?

Which of the following is a provision of the Affordable Care Act?

In which era did health insurance become linked to employment?

What is the name for networks of health care providers that directly provide all or most of a person's health care for a yearly fee?

Which of the following is true of the Affordable Care Act?

The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) targets which of the following groups?

Which of the following best describes how cap-and-trade is a market-based solution for dealing with carbon dioxide emissions?

Of the following countries,which has the lowest infant mortality rate and the highest life expectancy?

How does life expectancy in the United States compare to other developed nations?

Which was the last of the following federal programs to be adopted?

Who typically qualifies for Medicare?

Which of the following best reflects the Republican reaction to the Affordable Care Act?

What is America's most abundant fuel?

Of the following examples,who is the least likely to have health insurance in the United States?

Which of the following situations is most likely to create an incentive for doctors to provide unnecessary procedures?

What argument is most often given by opponents of strong air and water pollution controls?

What is the Superfund?

Which of the following is an argument in favor of having national health insurance in the United States?

What is an environmental impact statement?

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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