Chapter 1-3 HEA 4440

a) Department of Health and Human Services

As a result of the focus on preventing terrorism, which agency includes an Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response? a) Department of Health and Human Services b) Department of Defense c) Department of Veterans Affairs d) Federal Emergency Management Agency

d) a member of Congress

Before a committee considers a bill, it must be introduced by a) the Vice President b) Senate Majority Leader c) Speaker of the House d) a member of Congress

b) 1990s

Federal and state policymakers increased the role of managed care companies in Medicare and Medicaid in the a) 1980s b) 1990s c) 2000s d) 2010s

Supermajority

Fifteen states require a legislative __________________ or voter approval to raise taxes.

b) 1789

In what year was the Constitution of the United States enacted? a) 1787 b) 1789 c) 1793 d) 1795

b) Public health policy and law

In which of the following domains is the central focus on why and how the government regulates private individuals and corporations in the name of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the general public? a) Healthcare policy and law b) Public health policy and law c) Bioethics d) Police powers of the state

Grass tops

Interest groups have a variety of tools at their disposal when developing strategies for lobbying, such as trying a __________________ strategy and harnessing the influence of community leaders and other prominent individuals.

c) Committees

The "workhorses" of Congress refers to a) Interns b) Messengers c) Committees d) Staff

BIOETHICS

The _________________ domain houses some of the most explosive questions in health policy, including the morality and legality of abortion.

SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY

The free market perspective argues that even the modest version of the __________________, which heavily influenced health policy and law during the civil rights generation, is overly regulatory.

e) All of the Above

The leading approaches to constitutional interpretation include a) the Living Constitution b) the Moral Constitution c) Originalism d) Strict Constructionism e) All of the Above

stare decisis

The method by which courts implement their responsibility to maintain legal stability is through application of ____________________, a Latin legal term that means "let it stand.

SPEND

The power to ___________________ enables Congress to establish executive branch public health agencies and to allocate public-health-specific funds to states and localities.

LAW

The study of ___________________ is basically the study of human beings, particularly their evolving customs, beliefs, and value systems.

True

True or False? "Political Capital" is defined as the strength of the President's popularity in Congress.

True

True or False? According to the U.S. Constitution, the federal government has limited powers, while the states retain most powers not expressly given to the federal government.

True

True or False? All states are required to have a balanced budget.

True

True or False? Although the federal and state court systems have critically distinctive authority, they are not very different structurally.

True

True or False? Appropriations bills and reconciliation instructions must have the president's signature on them in order for them to become laws.

True

True or False? Despite whether the policymaker is a public or private figure, the decision being made must be authoritative.

False

True or False? Generally speaking, we are not privy to the lawmakers' rationales for the laws they write and the judges' reasoning for their legal opinions.

True

True or False? It could be said that the Affordable Care Act shows a curbing of the free market perspective and an elevation of the social contract perspective.

False

True or False? Medicare was borne out of the prevailing societal mood that it was an important role of government to expand legal rights for the poor and needy.

False

True or False? States must exercise their police powers in order to affect or engage in policymaking related to public health.

True

True or False? The Constitution gives states primary responsibility for protecting the public's health.

False

True or False? The NY Supreme Court is the highest court in the country

False

True or False? When a problem is identified as a public policy problem, the only means of solution involves a government intervention.

d) Constitutional law

What type of law governs the relationship between individuals and their government? a) Parliamentary law b) Nationality law c) Administrative law d) Constitutional law

a) Common law

What type of law is central to legal systems in many countries, particularly those that were territories or colonies of England, which is how the United States came to rely on it as part of its legal system? a) Common law b) Criminal law c) Administrative law d) Constitutional law

d) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Which agency houses the Strategic National Stockpile of emergency pharmaceutical supplies? a) Department of Homeland Security b) U.S. Food and Drug Administration c) Department of Health and Human Services d) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

b) Department of Defense

Which agency provides medical coverage to veterans' family members through its TRICARE program? a) Department of Health and Human Services b) Department of Defense c) Department of Veterans Affairs d) Department of Homeland Security

a) Free market perspective

Which historical perspective became dominant in the 1990s and continues to be a forceful influence today? a) Free market perspective b) Professional autonomy perspective c) Social contract perspective d) Bioethical perspective

c) Social contract perspective

Which historical perspective sees physicians as just one of several stakeholders that lay claim to important rights and interests in the operation of the healthcare system? a) Free market perspective b) Professional autonomy perspective c) Social contract perspective d) Bioethical perspective

b) Professional autonomy perspective

Which of the following is the most dominant historical health perspective in terms of both length of time it held favored status and its effect in the actual shaping of health policy and law? a) Free market perspective b) Professional autonomy perspective c) Social contract perspective d) Bioethical perspective

c) Originalism

Which of the following, technically, is an umbrella term that refers to a small group of constitutional interpretation theories, all of which share a common belief that constitutional provisions have a fixed meaning. a) Federalism b) Socialism c) Originalism d) Patriotism

Article 2

________________ of the U.S. Constitution establishes the executive branch and vests executive power in the most well-known member of the branch, the president.

REGULATIONS

____________________ are created by the executive branch administrative agencies to implement statutes and clarify their ambiguities.