How is the federal government involved in health care?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Describe Medicare as health insurance for the elderly.
2. Describe Medicaid as health insurance for the poor and disabled.
3. Describe the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a federal exchange that helps people shop for health insurance along with subsidies for those who cannot afford it and incentives for businesses to provide it.

Political Science

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The lieutenant governor influences conference committees by directly appointing its members

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Most people describe government and election news coverage as superficial, narrow, and limited. Explain what factors contribute to these tendencies in news coverage in the United States

Whom do government officials and candidates blame for the nature of news coverage? Whom do journalists blame? What will be an ideal response?

Political Science

Empowering police forces and other government officials to check U.S. citizenship credentials is an example of

a. delegated powers. b. enumerated powers. c. police powers. d. reserved powers. e. legislative powers.

Political Science

Which is a threat to internal validity?

a) multiple treatment interference b) maturation c) experimenter effects d) reactive arrangements

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