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Domestic And Economic Policy

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Question 1
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The Gold Standard

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A

was a law that set the value of a currency in terms of a specified quantity of gold.

B

was used by much of the world until the 1930s.

C

was finally eliminated in the United States by Richard Nixon in 1971.

D

is popular with some conservatives today.

E

All of the above are true.

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Question 2
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Which of the following are true?

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A

Those arguing for the gold standard tend to be supporters of conservative ideology.

B

A gold standard may cause deflation.

C

Those in favor of the gold standard argue that the system can prevent inflation.

D

A gold standard may cause inflation due to the increase in the price of gold.

E

Options A, B, and C are true.

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Question 3
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Domestic policy

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A

is limited to policies that affect major economic variables.

B

can be defined as all policies that affect housing.

C

can be defined as all the laws, government planning, and government actions that concern internal issues of national importance.

D

is limited to matters relating to law enforcement.

E

relates to the activities of the government in its relations with foreign countries.

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Question 4
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All of the following are true of domestic policy except

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A

domestic policy ranges from speed limits on interstate highways, to how best to protect our environment, to what should be done about unemployment.

B

domestic policy is formulated and implemented only by the federal government.

C

regulatory policy is a type of domestic policy which seeks to define what is and is not legal.

D

redistributive policy is a type of domestic policy which transfers income from certain individuals or groups to others.

E

Social Security is an example of domestic policy.

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Question 5
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Ways in which issues come to be identified as problems include

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A

a crisis occurring.

B

letters from the constituents to members of Congress.

C

information provided by interest groups.

D

reading the local newspaper.

E

All the above are true.

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Question 6
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An example of policymaking is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which

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A
was a government take over of the healthcare industry.
B
seeks to provide health insurance to all Americans.
C
had its share of opponents.
D
Options B and C are true.
E
All of the above are true.
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Question 7
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Agenda building

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A
is making Congress aware that a problem requires congressional action.
B
may occur as a result of a crisis.
C
may occur as a result of a technological change.
D
may occur through a mass media campaign.
E
All of the above are true.
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Question 8
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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A
requires services to be paid for by reducing the services to the rich to benefit the poor.
B
allows for health coverage for unauthorized immigrants.
C
is a massive overhaul of the nation's health-care funding system.
D
was passed after two months of debate in Congress.
E
All of the above are true.
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Question 9
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Which of the following is a step in the policymaking process?

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A
Policy implementation
B
Policy adoption
C
Policy formation
D
Agenda building
E
All of the above are true.
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Question 10
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Health-care spending

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A
by the government in 2010 constituted about 50 percent of health-care spending in the United States.
B
by private insurers in 2010 made up about 30 percent of health-care spending in the United States.
C
through Medicare and Medicaid cover about one-third of all Americans.
D
is higher in the United States as a percentage of the gross domestic product than many European countries.
E
All of the above are true.
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Question 11
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Medicare

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A
is the government program set up for the poor.
B
costs the government more than Social Security.
C
was created by President George W. Bush in 2002.
D
is a federal health insurance program that covers Americans over the age of sixty-five.
E
All of the above are true.
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Question 12
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All of the following statements about the Medicare system are true except

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A
it pays for hospital and physician bills for almost all U.S. residents over sixty-five years of  age.
B
it helps pay for prescription drugs for those over sixty-five.
C
because of caps on reimbursements, some seniors refuse to participate in the program.
D
it is funded out of general government revenues.
E
it is funded by a special tax on wages and salaries.
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Question 13
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Which of the following is true?

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A
In fiscal year 2013, the total cost of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program was about $325 billion. [[ED Note: Changed to match textbook.]]
B
The number of enrollees in the Medicaid program has dropped from 34 million in 1999 to 24 million today.
C
The federal government funds the entire cost of the Medicaid Program.
D
The new healthcare programs passed in 2010 will cover more people, drastically shrinking the number of enrollees on Medicaid.
E
Both options B and C are true.
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Question 14
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Policy formulation is

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A
the process of making the government aware that an issue requires action.
B
the discussion of proposals between governmental officials and the public.
C
the process of deciding on a specific proposal.
D
concerned with the implementation of policy by bureaucrats, the courts, police, and individual citizens.
E
the process of examining how a policy has worked in practice.
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Question 15
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All of the following are concerns about health care in the United States except

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A
in 2010, more than 49 million Americans did not have health insurance.
B
in 2011 employer-provided health insurance cost $5,429 for single coverage and $15,073 for family coverage.
C
younger workers find it harder to get coverage because they are employed in entry-level jobs without benefits.
D
the cost of healthcare has been growing at a rapid pace, especially for those over age 65.
E
new medical technology and services have made health care less expensive.
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Question 16
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Universal health insurance

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A
is a new concept that developed within the last 20 years.
B
began in the United States.
C
is, by definition, insurance provided by the central government itself.
D
provides help from the government for businesses.
E
had been adopted by all advanced industrial countries by the twenty-first century except the United States.
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Question 17
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The part of the policymaking process that involves choosing a specific policy from among the proposals that have been discussed is known as

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A
policy formulation.
B
policy implementation.
C
policy adoption.
D
policy choices.
E
policy determination.
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Question 18
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In regard to adopting a health-care reform policy, President Obama

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A
was against any form of major health-care reform.
B
delegated the drafting of a health-care plan to Congress.
C
took the lead in developing the health-care plan as Presidents Bush and Clinton had.
D
eliminated a tug-of-war between the executive branch and Congress.
E
Both options B and D are true.
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Question 19
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The individual mandate

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A
is a way to pool resources from the healthy and the sick to cover all of the insured.
B
was supported by Republicans because it required each person to take personal responsibility for their coverage.
C
was supported by Congressional Democrats as a way to force parents to cover their children.
D
required reduction in taxes for those in the middle income range to allow families to pay for mandated coverage.
E
All of the above are true.
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Question 20
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The health-care reform legislation that was passed in 2010,

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A
had most of the major provisions in place by the end of 2010.
B
bars insurance companies from dropping people when they get sick.
C
was passed by a majority of Republicans and Democrats.
D
lets young adults stay on their parents' health plans until age twenty-six.
E
Both options B and D are true.
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