HCM 320 Quiz 2 (Ch. 3-4)
1. Which branch of the state government is the main lawmaking body and also approves the state's
budget and fulfills other functions of the government? - correct answer ✔✔State legislature
The power and responsibility of states to establish laws that protect the public's health and welfare
derive from the _________. - correct answer ✔✔US Constitution
"Establish and monitor compliance with quality standards for environmental protection" is an example of
a ______________. - correct answer ✔✔States responsibilities through health policy
1. Local legislatures and councils typically have ___ chamber, which is different than the federal and state
legislatures. - correct answer ✔✔1
1. What is one of the most common areas for health legislation at the local level? - correct answer
✔✔The regulation of tobacco products and smoking in public environments.
1. Who is a private corporation that conducts research and analysis to improve and inform policymaking
in the areas of health, education and national security. - correct answer ✔✔The RAND Corporation
1. The Pew Charitable Trusts support health research in which four policy areas? - correct answer
✔✔Consumer product safety, emerging science, food and health, and medical safety.
1. The United States had a market-oriented economy which attracts _______ __________ to carry out
key healthcare delivery functions at a profit. - correct answer ✔✔private entrepreneurs
Does the private sector shape policy direction more or less than state and local governments do? -
correct answer ✔✔more
1. Which branch of the state government is the main lawmaking body and also approves the state's
budget and fulfills other functions of the government? - correct answer ✔✔State legislature
The power and responsibility of states to establish laws that protect the public's health and welfare
derive from the _________. - correct answer ✔✔US Constitution
"Establish and monitor compliance with quality standards for environmental protection" is an example of
a ______________. - correct answer ✔✔States responsibilities through health policy
1. Local legislatures and councils typically have ___ chamber, which is different than the federal and state
legislatures. - correct answer ✔✔1
1. What is one of the most common areas for health legislation at the local level? - correct answer
✔✔The regulation of tobacco products and smoking in public environments.
1. Who is a private corporation that conducts research and analysis to improve and inform policymaking
in the areas of health, education and national security. - correct answer ✔✔The RAND Corporation
1. The Pew Charitable Trusts support health research in which four policy areas? - correct answer
✔✔Consumer product safety, emerging science, food and health, and medical safety.
1. The United States had a market-oriented economy which attracts _______ __________ to carry out
key healthcare delivery functions at a profit. - correct answer ✔✔private entrepreneurs
Does the private sector shape policy direction more or less than state and local governments do? -
correct answer ✔✔more
