Deck 1: Political Philosophy and Health Policy

Question 1

The WHO definition of health includes all of the following except:

A) A state of complete physical well-being
B) A state of complete mental well-being
C) A state of complete social well-being
D) A state of complete absence of disease or infirmity
E) The absence of disease or infirmity

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding "balanced health" is correct:

A) An equilibrium established within an individual and himself and his social and physical environment
B) Life balanced within the context of an individual's environment
C) Balanced health does not include equilibrium with the physical environment
D) Life balanced within the context of an individual's physical and mental health
E) Balanced health does not include equilibrium with an individual's physical or mental health

Answer 2

A,B,D

Question 3

When healthcare providers were interviewed about their definitions of health the researchers found:

A) Similarities in definitions
B) Differences in definitions
C) Similarities in application of the definition to practice
D) Differences in application of the definition to practice
E) The culture of various types of healthcare providers may play a stronger role than providers' individual definitions of health

Answer 3

A,C,E

Question 4

According to the CDC social determinants of health include which of the following:

A) Biology & genetics
B) Individual behavior
C) Social environment
D) Physical environment
E) Societal culture

Question 5

Thomas Hobbes arguments for government include:

A) Anarchy is the ultimate result of a society without government
B) Complete societal freedom yields constant fear of death and loss
C) Complete societal freedom yields an open, free, and safe society
D) A social contract is a tradeoff of personal freedom for government protection
E) The United States has a stable, long-term government due to the government's monopolistic use of force

Question 6

Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall Arguments for our Constitution include:

A) The Articles of Confederation had a number of coordination and control problems
B) The Federalists published their arguments for a strong central government in the Federalists Papers
C) The Federalists argued that a strong central government could be established by amending the Articles of Confederation
D) The Anti-Federalists were concerned that a new Constitution would erode the sovereignty of the states and the natural rights of man
E) The concerns and debate about the rights of man (citizens) resulted in a swift and uncontested ratification of the Constitution

Question 7

Characteristics of positive and negative liberty include:

A) Positive liberty is defined as "freedom to"
B) Negative liberty is defined as "freedom from"
C) In the United States the concepts of positive and negative liberty define are two political parties
D) Positive and negative liberty always work in opposition of each other
E) In the United States these two concepts are found in the abortion debates

Question 8

Characteristics of political views from the left include:

A) Rousseau and the social contract
B) Rousseau and the natural rights of man
C) Paine and equality, liberty, and big changes to government
D) Philosophical view adopted by modern liberals
E) Philosophical view embracing strong federal government interventions and moderate size government programs

Question 9

Characteristics of political views from the right include:

A) Locke and the social contract
B) Locke and the natural rights of man
C) Burke and equality, liberty, and big changes to government
D) Philosophical view adopted by modern conservatives
E) Philosophical view embracing strong federal government interventions and moderate size government programs

Question 10

Rationale for the current polarized political divide include:

A) The evolution of Americans' view of the federal government from satisfaction in gaining increased access to power within government
B) The evolution of Americans' view of the federal government from satisfaction in gaining increased access to power over government
C) Americans have ideological breadth, structure, and stability
D) Americans have a dim understanding of basic ideological categories, weakly structured and unstable opinions, [and] fragmentation ... into narrow issue publics
E) American National Election Survey results include: American voter ideological stability, the dissociation of voting from ideology, and voting patterns associated political party affiliation

Question 11

Theories are used to:

A) Increase the complexity of processes
B) Decrease the complexity of processes
C) Help predict and describe the policy process
D) As a representation of a specific situation
E) To identify a set of variables and the relationships among them that presumably account for a set of phenomena

Question 12

Which of the following statements about theories is incorrect?

A) Process oriented theories explore how theories are developed and implemented.
B) Interest group theories explore the human factor behind interest group organization and influence
C) Any single or category of theories taken in isolation can give a complete picture of how a policy is developed.
D) Interest group theories describe why the influence or power of the group influences the policy development process.
E) No single or category of theories can give a complete picture of how a policy is developed

Question 13

Which of the following does NOT describe the policy process?

A) Policy formulation and implementation are the phases of the policy process.
B) Policy formulation includes agenda setting and development of legislation
C) Policy implementation includes rulemaking and operations
D) Policy modification includes a variety of feedback that sets the agenda for future policy development
E) The policy process is dynamic as opposed to unidirectional and flat.

Question 14

Too much government action can weaken civil society.

Question 15

The founders of the United States were men of the Enlightenment who recognized that a leader's legitimacy emanated from the people as opposed to an office or family heritage.

Question 16

The dyadic social psychology approach used by Haidt provides a technique for predicting philosophically associated social (moral) behaviors

Question 17

Political ethical foundations are built upon Aristolian rationalism and Kantian values.

Question 18

Political philosophy and ethics converge through the value of justice as categorized by social and market justice.

Question 19

What does it mean for a person to have their health in equilibrium?

Question 20

Discuss the practical and theoretical necessity and function of government?

Question 21

What does a federal government look like that is strong? What does a federal government look like that is weak?

Question 22

Does strong government equate to big government? Does weak
government equate to small government?

Question 23

What are examples of health policies enacted by a strong government?

Question 24

What are examples of health policies enacted by a weak government?

Question 25

How do Payne and Burke differ in their approaches to government?

Question 26

How would health reform be pursued by Payne and Burke?

Question 27

How do Rousseau and Locke differ in their approaches to government?

Question 28

How would health reform be pursued by Rousseau and Locke?

Question 29

Discuss the Federalists and Anti-Federalists governmental concerns at the time of the Constitutional Convention. How did their views differ? How were their views similar? What were their solutions?

Question 30

Discuss the differences between positive and negative liberty. How do these differences affect one's view of government? How do these differences one's approach to public policy? How do these differences affect one's view of health policy?