Chapter 2 MHA 708 Questions and Answers with
Solutions UPDATED!!!
THE US POLITICAL The political system in the United States
operates through three branches of government- - ANSWER
Legislative, executive and judicial.
The legislative branch of the federal government is referred to
as the US Congress, and as opposed of two chambers; -
ANSWER The House of Representatives and the senate.
Congress is the most active of the three branches in policy
making, - ANSWER by the way of the statues or laws it enacts.
The body of legislators operates by virtue of three powers, that
drive its influence and health policy making; they are... -
ANSWER 1. The US Constitution grants Congress, the power to
use any reasonable means to carry out the will of the people ,
not prohibited by the constitution.
2. Congress possesses the power to tax, which allows it to
regulate - I'll be at indirectly - the health behavior of individuals,
organizations and states. Taxes on cigarettes, for example, are