Why was national health insurance not adopted by the United States when it was first considered in the 1930s?
a. liberals' desire for insurance to be provided by private companies
b. strong opposition by the American Medical Association
c. the fact that nearly all Americans already had health insurance
d. the downward trajectory of predicted health care costs
Answer: b
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What will be an ideal response?
Party discipline is maintained by
A. persuasion. B. an antidefection law. C. monetary rewards for voting with the party. D. being expelled from the party for voting across party lines.
Un-insurance is a dynamic process, but several groups are more likely to be uninsured than the general population. These groups include all but
A. Persons living in the south and West B. Those over sixty-five C. Young adults D. Low-income working adults
A theocratic regime sustains its power by _____
a. tightly controlling the economy b. reinforcing its ideology through propaganda c. encouraging a small amount of political opposition d. relying on civilian experts to manage a vast bureaucracy