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cookcarl

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Prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act, what statement would proponents of the bill have used to support of their position?
 
  a. Private insurance companies are adequate to provide health care coverage to nearly all Americans.
  b. Uninsured Americans have access to health care because hospitals are required to treat patients with life-threatening conditions.
  c. Health care costs have risen substantially over the past few decades.
  d. Health care costs have declined over the past few decades.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the main difficulty that has been encountered in implementing the No Child Left Behind Act?
 
  a. The act did not increase federal spending for education enough to help the states meet the law's requirements.
  b. The act emphasizes teacher improvement too much and does not emphasize student learning enough.
  c. The law does not provide any way for children who are attending failing schools to move to higher-performing schools.
  d. The act set standards that were too easy for states to meet.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a



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