States that spend a high amount per capita on health care also generally rank high on state health ...

States that spend a high amount per capita on health care also generally rank high on state health indicators.
 
  a. True
  b. False
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 Q. 2

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation
 
  a. continues to be an important party in the country, although its success at the polls has steadily declined.
  b. initially renamed itself the Socialist Party after the collapse of the Soviet Union but switched back to its original name.
  c. has always controlled the Duma.
  d. was initially outlawed after the collapse of the Soviet Union but was allowed to participate in politics shortly thereafter.
  e. focuses on the social costs of market reform but generally supports it.

 Q. 3

Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, is the 2010 congressional act that requires states to establish Health Benefits Exchanges and gives them the option of accepting a generous federal subsidy to expand state Medicaid rolls, among other provisions.
 
  a. True
  b. False
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 Q. 4

Which of the following is NOT a factor that helps to explain why United Russia has become the dominant political party in the country?
 
  a. The party is strongly associated with Putin who is quite popular among Russians.
  b. It is supported by prominent people including the heads of Russia's regions.
  c. It has a rather poorly defined program that appeals to many across the political spectrum.
  d. It is well organized at the local level.
  e. All of these explain why United Russia has become the dominant party in the country.

 Q. 5

The nation's total annual health care bill exceeds 3 trillionor 18 percent of the economyby far the highest in the world.
 
  a. True
  b. False
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 Q. 6

Which of the following statements about Russian political parties is NOT true?
 
  a. Virtually all major parties have not challenged either political or economic reform, although they do differ over the pace and costs of these.
  b. Regional parties, especially in those regions with large Muslim populations, have emerged to become important players in Russian politics but only at the regional level.
  c. Russian political parties do not fit neatly on a left-right spectrum because nationalistic sentiments crosscut economic ideologies.
  d. Because deeply rooted party identifications have yet to develop, parties appeal to transient voter sentiments.
  e. Although the country maintains a competitive multiparty system, since 2003, a single party has emerged as the dominant party.

 Q. 7

Privatizing state welfare programs has turned out to be exactly the divine intervention that its planners wanted, as recipients dropped to near-zero levels.
 
  a. True
  b. False
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