What is the Public Health Services Act?

a. It establishes a national policy to defend the agriculture and food system against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies
b. This law implemented changes to the security layout of airports and access to the boarding areas was limited to ticketed passengers. New restrictions were placed on the carrying of any objects that could be used as a weapon on to a plane, including the box-cutter type devices that were used to hijack the four planes on 9-11, among many other changes.
c. It has the authority to order quarantine or isolation, impose travel restrictions, or require inoculations or medical examinations.
d. It deals with the ability of U.S. authorities to control the possession, storage, and spread of dangerous pathogens. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to maintain a list of select agents that pose a threat to public health and safety.


c. It has the authority to order quarantine or isolation, impose travel restrictions, or require inoculations or medical examinations.

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Although restorative justice practices differ, they include such things as caning panels, in which victims utilize corporal punishment against the offender

a. True b. False

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The purpose of a traffic stop is to

a. modify the driver's future driving behavior. b. stop a violation of the law for public safety. c. serve as a general deterrent to other drivers. d. all of the other choices. e. none of the other choices.

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