How does the Affordable Care Act change health care in the United States?
a. It establishes a "single-payer" system in which the government contracts with private firms to provide medical services, equipment, and drugs on behalf of the general public.
b. It sets baseline standards for what health care plans must cover.
c. It forces states to expand the number of people who are covered by Medicaid, including poor adults without children.
d. It includes a "public option"—government insurance plans—to compete with private insurance companies within the state insurance pools.
b
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b. prepared from statistics gathered by the AFT and FBI. c. scientific polls that gather data only on reported crimes. d. prepared by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and show that the FBI crime index is quite accurate.
Standing committees contribute to the power of the chambers of the Texas Legislature by ______.
a. making it easier for them to fulfill the governor’s policy goals b. giving members a place to take popular positions c. giving the legislature a place to kill undesirable legislation d. providing a place for the majority party to dominate the legislative process e. creating a division of labor
Which economist advocated for increased government spending to stimulate overall economic development?
a. Ronald Reagan b. Adam Smith c. Alan Greenspan d. John Maynard Keynes
Due to Texas's individualistic/traditional political culture, policymakers focus upon _____
a. cost avoidance b. tax cutting c. providing a business environment with minimum regulations d. all of these e. none of these