LSUS MHA 707 Constitutional Basis of Government
Authority in Health Care - Ch. 5 Questions with
CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
Evolution of Government's Role
Answer:
From individual responsibility to local government's role in sanitation, disease control, and care for the
poor, gradually developed from 1800 to present
Question 2:
Medicare and Medicaid
Answer:
Established through court interpretation of 'provide for the general Welfare' and regulate interstate
commerce, not directly from the Constitution
Question 3:
Federal, State, and Local Governments' Roles
Answer:
Major roles in U.S. health care system, with restrictions on spending and policy development, not a
power delegated to federal government by the Constitution
Question 4:
Federalism
Answer:
Principle of U.S. Constitution, shares sovereign power between federal and state governments
Question 5:
Tenth Amendment to the Constitution
Answer:
Reserves powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution to the states respectively, or to
the people
, Question 6:
Police Power
Answer:
Basis of states' role in public health, power to protect health, safety, and welfare of the people, defines
the purpose of government
Question 7:
Delegation of Authority by States
Answer:
Creates a third tier of government - local government, most states delegate some health powers to local
government
Question 8:
Separation of Powers
Answer:
Divides sovereign power among three branches of federal government - executive, legislative, and
judicial
Question 9:
System of Checks and Balances
Answer:
Arrangement to check powers of each branch, exercised by the other two
Question 10:
Judicial Review
Answer:
Check on power of federal legislative and executive branches, established by the Supreme Court to
review constitutionality of their actions
Question 11:
Question not clearly extracted from source.
Answer:
Tripartite Form of Followed by state governments, includes checks and balances, separation of pow-
Government ers
Authority in Health Care - Ch. 5 Questions with
CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
Evolution of Government's Role
Answer:
From individual responsibility to local government's role in sanitation, disease control, and care for the
poor, gradually developed from 1800 to present
Question 2:
Medicare and Medicaid
Answer:
Established through court interpretation of 'provide for the general Welfare' and regulate interstate
commerce, not directly from the Constitution
Question 3:
Federal, State, and Local Governments' Roles
Answer:
Major roles in U.S. health care system, with restrictions on spending and policy development, not a
power delegated to federal government by the Constitution
Question 4:
Federalism
Answer:
Principle of U.S. Constitution, shares sovereign power between federal and state governments
Question 5:
Tenth Amendment to the Constitution
Answer:
Reserves powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution to the states respectively, or to
the people
, Question 6:
Police Power
Answer:
Basis of states' role in public health, power to protect health, safety, and welfare of the people, defines
the purpose of government
Question 7:
Delegation of Authority by States
Answer:
Creates a third tier of government - local government, most states delegate some health powers to local
government
Question 8:
Separation of Powers
Answer:
Divides sovereign power among three branches of federal government - executive, legislative, and
judicial
Question 9:
System of Checks and Balances
Answer:
Arrangement to check powers of each branch, exercised by the other two
Question 10:
Judicial Review
Answer:
Check on power of federal legislative and executive branches, established by the Supreme Court to
review constitutionality of their actions
Question 11:
Question not clearly extracted from source.
Answer:
Tripartite Form of Followed by state governments, includes checks and balances, separation of pow-
Government ers
