Which statement explains why the 2010 health care reform bill contained no provision for a public insurance option?
a. President Obama threatened to veto any bill containing public option provisions.
b. Opinion polls showed that the public option was strongly opposed by most Americans.
c. Bureaucrats in the Medicare system testified before Congress that a public option would be highly inefficient.
d. Lobbyists for the health insurance industry were able to convince Congress to drop consideration of a public option.
d
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A) the mayor has substantial formal power over the executive agencies of government and in dealings with an elected city council. B) the mayor is a figurehead and must share administrative power with the council and other elected officials. C) the council hires a professional who runs the city government and has the power to hire and fire city officials. D) a board makes policy as a city council and also runs the city departments as administrator. E) city leaders are not allowed to earn a salary.
According to the text, the Bill of Rights clearly shows Americans’ commitment to ______ freedom.
a. economic b. procedural c. libertarian d. democratic e. republican
The party that draws its membership more from small-town residents, Protestants, and professionals is the ____________________ Party
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The framers were concerned that giving the president too much power would lead to a __________
Fill in the blanks with correct word