HSCI 140 UPDATED FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which historical perspective sees physicians as just one of several stakeholders that lay claim to
important rights and interests in the operation of the healthcare system? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Social contract perspective
True or False? It could be said that the Affordable Care Act shows a curbing of the free market
perspective and an elevation of the social contract perspective. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
Which historical perspective became dominant in the 1990s and continues to be a forceful
influence today? - CORRECT ANSWERS Free market perspective
In which of the following domains is the central focus on why and how the government
regulates private individuals and corporations in the name of protecting the health, safety, and
welfare of the general public? - CORRECT ANSWERS Public health policy and law
True or False? Medicare was borne out of the prevailing societal mood that it was an important
role of government to expand legal rights for the poor and needy. - CORRECT
ANSWERS False
The _________________ domain houses some of the most explosive questions in health policy,
including the morality and legality of abortion. - CORRECT ANSWERS Bioethics
The free market perspective argues that even the modest version of the __________________,
which heavily influenced health policy and law during the civil rights generation, is overly
regulatory. - CORRECT ANSWERS Social contract theory
, The power to ___________________ enables Congress to establish executive branch public
health agencies and to allocate public-health-specific funds to states and localities. - CORRECT
ANSWERS spend money
True or False? States must exercise their police powers in order to affect or engage in
policymaking related to public health. - CORRECT ANSWERS False
Which of the following is the most dominant historical health perspective in terms of both
length of time it held favored status and its effect in the actual shaping of health policy and law?
- CORRECT ANSWERS Professional autonomy perspective
True or False? Appropriations bills and reconciliation instructions must have the president's
signature on them in order for them to become laws. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
Which agency provides medical coverage to veterans' family members through its TRICARE
program? - CORRECT ANSWERS Department of Defense
True or False? When a problem is identified as a public policy problem, the only means of
solution involves a government intervention. - CORRECT ANSWERS False
Fifteen states require a legislative __________________ or voter approval to raise taxes. -
CORRECT ANSWERS supermajority
If a woman meets all of the qualifications to be a state senator, for how many years must she be
a U.S. citizen? - CORRECT ANSWERS 9 years
________________ of the U.S. Constitution establishes the executive branch and vests
executive power in the most well-known member of the branch, the president. - CORRECT
ANSWERS Article 2
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which historical perspective sees physicians as just one of several stakeholders that lay claim to
important rights and interests in the operation of the healthcare system? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Social contract perspective
True or False? It could be said that the Affordable Care Act shows a curbing of the free market
perspective and an elevation of the social contract perspective. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
Which historical perspective became dominant in the 1990s and continues to be a forceful
influence today? - CORRECT ANSWERS Free market perspective
In which of the following domains is the central focus on why and how the government
regulates private individuals and corporations in the name of protecting the health, safety, and
welfare of the general public? - CORRECT ANSWERS Public health policy and law
True or False? Medicare was borne out of the prevailing societal mood that it was an important
role of government to expand legal rights for the poor and needy. - CORRECT
ANSWERS False
The _________________ domain houses some of the most explosive questions in health policy,
including the morality and legality of abortion. - CORRECT ANSWERS Bioethics
The free market perspective argues that even the modest version of the __________________,
which heavily influenced health policy and law during the civil rights generation, is overly
regulatory. - CORRECT ANSWERS Social contract theory
, The power to ___________________ enables Congress to establish executive branch public
health agencies and to allocate public-health-specific funds to states and localities. - CORRECT
ANSWERS spend money
True or False? States must exercise their police powers in order to affect or engage in
policymaking related to public health. - CORRECT ANSWERS False
Which of the following is the most dominant historical health perspective in terms of both
length of time it held favored status and its effect in the actual shaping of health policy and law?
- CORRECT ANSWERS Professional autonomy perspective
True or False? Appropriations bills and reconciliation instructions must have the president's
signature on them in order for them to become laws. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
Which agency provides medical coverage to veterans' family members through its TRICARE
program? - CORRECT ANSWERS Department of Defense
True or False? When a problem is identified as a public policy problem, the only means of
solution involves a government intervention. - CORRECT ANSWERS False
Fifteen states require a legislative __________________ or voter approval to raise taxes. -
CORRECT ANSWERS supermajority
If a woman meets all of the qualifications to be a state senator, for how many years must she be
a U.S. citizen? - CORRECT ANSWERS 9 years
________________ of the U.S. Constitution establishes the executive branch and vests
executive power in the most well-known member of the branch, the president. - CORRECT
ANSWERS Article 2
