One main reason why Medicaid costs have escalated for the states is that

a. patents are expiring, and prescription medicine has become more expensive.
b. the federal government has cut its share of Medicaid funding.
c. less people are qualifying for Medicaid coverage.
d. the range of benefits Medicaid provides has expanded.


b

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A. True B. False

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The NAACP sued the state of Texas in a case surrounding Herman Sweatt and the issue of

A) inequality in the law school the legislature set up for Sweat.
B) the KKK intimidating and torturing Sweat and his family.
C) the use of white primaries to disenfranchise Sweat and other African American voters.
D) African Americans having equal rights in union representation.

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How has Congress used the power of impeachment in checking the judiciary? Is it a viable way to reign in “activist” judges?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following would be a political linkage that explains President Obama's ability to wage a war of drone strikes against jihadist targets in Pakistan?

a. Congressional authorization of military action in Afghanistan against the Taliban b. the fact that the United States is the world's preeminent military power c. the absence of a legal challenge to the president's use of drones across an international border d. the American public's opposition to more ground forces in Afghanistan and preference for winding down the war quickly

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