The Republican Tea Party faction in Congress
a. played a pivotal role in sparking the political crisis in the summer of 2011 over the raising federal debt ceiling.
b. waned in its political influence after the Congressional elections in 2010.
c. favored huge domestic spending cuts in exchange for agreeing to tax increases.
d. did not believe the increasing accumulated federal debt was a major problem that had to be addressed immediately.
e. None of these choices are correct.
Question 2
The health care reform law passed in March 2010 popularly known as Obamacare included the following provisions except it
a. mandated all Americans to purchase health insurance starting in 2014.
b. provided subsidies to those below certain income thresholds to help pay for private insurance.
c. prohibited insurers from denying medical insurance coverage to anyone with a preexisting medical condition.
d. allowed children up to the age of twenty-six to remain covered by their parents' health plans.
e. established medical panels that rationed and restricted expensive health care services and procedures for chronically ill patients.
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