The nation's total annual health care bill exceeds $3 trillion—or 18 percent of the economy—by far the highest in the world
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Under Fourth Amendment case law, judges employ the “exclusionary rule” when assessing police searches. What does this rule require?
a. Police who perform unconstitutional searches are excluded from future searches. b. Individuals who have their property searched unconstitutionally are excluded from any further prosecution. c. Judges must throw out unconstitutional searches or be excluded from hearing such cases in the future. d. Judges will throw out evidence that was obtained unconstitutionally, meaning it can’t be used in court.
The rational comprehensive model of policy formulation reflects the real world of public policymaking in which political actors work with imperfect information
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A plea bargain
a. requires the accused to have a full court trial. b. allows the accused to receive a reduced sentence in exchange for eliminating a full trial. c. requires an appeals hearing following a court trial. d. allows citizens to avoid serving on a jury.
The fight over the extension of slavery into the western territories and the resulting Civil War demonstrates that
a. some issues do not offer mutual gains through cooperation. b. politics is successful only when there are well-established political parties with a history of trust. c. the conformity costs were too low so Republicans refused to compromise on the issue of slavery. d. the lack of a focal point made coordination on the issue nearly impossible.