What are some of the public health problems that face the United States? How does the federal government address these public health problems? List the tools available to the government, and how they are used
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Relate problems such as obesity, AIDS, diabetes, HPV, etc.
2. Discuss the various tools used by the federal government, including immunizations, education, advertisements, and regulations.
3. Review how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may approve vaccines against various diseases, while the National Institute for Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute support extensive research on health-related matters.
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A case in which one party sues another for violating an agreement or making an agreement under false pretenses is called:
a. a criminal case. b. a civil rights case. c. a class action case. d. a contract case.
What was significant about Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court?
a. It represented one of the least divisive confirmation hearings in the Senate’s history. b. It was the only debate to lead to a unanimous confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee. c. This was the first time a nominee refused to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee. d. This was the first time a nomination debate focused on the nominee’s view on legal issues, rather than solely on his competence, integrity, and judicial temperament. e. This was the last confirmation hearing conducted by the House of Representatives.
Which policy instrument best conforms to traditional American ideas about limited government and the supremacy of individual choice?
A. block grants B. categorical grants C. suasion D. taxes
Which of the following resulted from major compromises agreed upon at the Philadelphia convention?
A) no tax on exports B) a prohibition on Congress's power to prohibit the external slave trade for twenty years C) equal state representation in the upper house of the national legislature with the state representatives to be selected by the respective state legislatures D) all of the above E) no slavery would be allowed in the United States for five years