A) prescribes international pollution rates B) treats all countries the same C) never went into effect D) was rejected by the United States A) prescribes international pollution rates B) treats all countries the same C) never went into effect D) was rejected by the United States

A) national health insurance system B) privately run health care system C) market-based insurance system D) mixed-market based system A) national health insurance system B) privately run health care system C) market-based insurance system D) mixed-market based system

Exam 12: Public Policies When Markets Fail: Welfare, Health, and the Environment

Which of the following type of welfare state focuses on distinguishing between those who are unable to work and those who are unwilling to work?

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Do domestic or international factors better explain the United States' reluctance to support binding agreements on reducing carbon emissions?

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Students should demonstrate an understanding that both influence the United States' decision toward binding agreements.This will also change as current events unfold.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.The great majority of German social spending goes toward

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Which of the following is an example of a means-tested public assistance program?

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The environmental justice movement began with Greenpeace's involvement in social protests.

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Question 5

Christian democratic welfare states transfer the most wealth from the rich to the poor.

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Question 6

The Kyoto Protocol

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Which of the following is mostly based on social insurance?

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.Which of the following is a strategy to reduce the cost of health care?

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Question 9

Benefits that governments provide to all citizens equally are known as

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Question 10

What is one criticism leveled against universal entitlement programs?

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Question 11

Germany uses a

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Question 12

One argument against universal entitlements is that

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Question 13

Inefficiencies in the health care market include incomplete information and externalities.

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Question 14

The ______ emphasizes risk avoidance even when the science predicting the risk is uncertain.

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Question 15

A national health system is also called a

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Question 16

Compare and contrast universal entitlements, social insurance, and means-tested public assistance when it comes to who is entitled to benefits within each category.

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Question 17

The fact that social policy varies greatly from state to state in the United States is a consequence of its federal system.

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Question 18

List three primary goals of social policy.

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Means-tested public assistance is less economically efficient than universal entitlements.

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Which of the following type of welfare state focuses on distinguishing between those who are unable to work and those who are unwilling to work?

Do domestic or international factors better explain the United States' reluctance to support binding agreements on reducing carbon emissions?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.The great majority of German social spending goes toward

Which of the following is an example of a means-tested public assistance program?

The environmental justice movement began with Greenpeace's involvement in social protests.

Christian democratic welfare states transfer the most wealth from the rich to the poor.

The Kyoto Protocol

Which of the following is mostly based on social insurance?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.Which of the following is a strategy to reduce the cost of health care?

Benefits that governments provide to all citizens equally are known as

What is one criticism leveled against universal entitlement programs?

Germany uses a

One argument against universal entitlements is that

Inefficiencies in the health care market include incomplete information and externalities.

The ______ emphasizes risk avoidance even when the science predicting the risk is uncertain.

A national health system is also called a

Compare and contrast universal entitlements, social insurance, and means-tested public assistance when it comes to who is entitled to benefits within each category.

The fact that social policy varies greatly from state to state in the United States is a consequence of its federal system.

List three primary goals of social policy.

Means-tested public assistance is less economically efficient than universal entitlements.

Introduction

The Modern State

States, Citizens, and Regimes

States and Identity

Governing Institutions in Democracies

Institutions of Participation and Representation in Democracies

Contentious Politics: Social Movements, Political Violence, and Revolution

Authoritarian Institutions

Regime Change

Political Economy of Wealth

Political Economy of Development

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