What can be said about health insurance and minority groups in the United States?
a. health outcomes are decreasing but insignificant
b. infant mortality rates are higher for whites than nonwhites
c. more than one-third of American Indians lack insurance
d. Hispanics refuse the help of government through Medicaid
Question -2-Authority is divided, usually by a written constitution, between a central government and constituent (state) governments in a(n)
A) monarchy.
B) unitary system.
C) confederal system.
D) federal system.
E) oligarchy.
Question -3-The central government can make laws that are directly applicable to member states, and those states can choose not to support the laws under a __________ system of government.
A) unitary
B) federal
C) authoritarian
D) totalitarian
E) confederal
Question -4-The government role in public health began as __________.
a. a security issue
b. an issue people could not understand
c. a controversial issue
d. a military issue
Question -5-In the U.S. government's federal framework, supreme and independent political authority is
A) reserved to the states, or to the people.
B) reserved solely for the national government.
C) vested in the three branches of government.
D) shared between the national and state governments.
E) shared between Congress and the president.
Question -6-The system consisting of a league of independent states, each having essentially sovereign powers, and a central government with limited powers is known as a(n) __________ system.
A) unitary
B) confederal
C) federal
D) authoritarian
E) bicameral
Question -7-Most countries today operate under a(n) __________ form of government.
A) unitary
B) confederal
C) federal
D) authoritarian
E) bicameral
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