Contributors to health care costs in the United States are an aging population and __________
a. individual mandates
b. employer mandates
c. chronic disease
d. the number of births
Answer: d
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
When states and nations do not coincide, the result is often
A. political conflict. B. economic development. C. democracy. D. a stronger political culture.
Which of the following is true with regard to health care in the United States?
a. The U.S. population is aging and thus requires increasing public expenditures for Medicare and Medicaid. b. The cost of health care is increasing at a lower rate than inflation. c. Most Americans receive adequate health insurance through their employers. d. All Americans are adequately covered by private health insurance policies. e. The U.S. population is growing so prosperous that it will not require Medicare or Medicaid.
How did delegates to the Constitutional Convention sidestep their original mandate?
a. They aimed to weaken federal power and give even more power to the individual states.
b. They quickly decided to scrap the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution.
c. They desperately tried to find a way to make the existing Articles of Confederation work.
d. They focused almost exclusively on commerce and navigation between the states.