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deesands

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Which statement explains why the 2010 health care reform bill contained no provision for a public insurance option?
 
  a. President Obama threatened to veto any bill containing public option provisions.
  b. Opinion polls showed that the public option was strongly opposed by most Americans.
  c. Bureaucrats in the Medicare system testified before Congress that a public option would be highly inefficient.
  d. Lobbyists for the health insurance industry were able to convince Congress to drop consideration of a public option.

Question 2

What evidence would pluralists most likely cite to support their claims that elites are ultimately accountable?
 
  a. the comparative wealth of most members of Congress
  b. tax cuts given to the richest 1 percent of the population
  c. the millions spent by corporations to back the major political parties
  d. the millions of dollars that tobacco firms have paid out in lawsuits and settlements



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Qarqy

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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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deesands

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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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