Deck 3: Powers and Responsibilities of Government

Question 1

Because which amendment states that "the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution…are reserved to the states respectively," public health has been a responsibility primarily of the states?

A) 5^th Amendment
B) 8^th Amendment
C) 10^th Amendment
D) 12^th Amendment

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Most traditional public health activities at the federal level, other than environmental health, fall under the jurisdiction of what agency?

A) Department of Health and Human Services
B) Food and Drug Administration
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D) National Institutes of Health

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What organization is known for its opposition to some public health related programs such as the possibility of a government sponsored insurance option in President Obama's 2009 health reform plan?

A) American Public Health Association
B) American Nurses Association
C) American Medical Association
D) American Heart Association

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The body of public health law is massive, consisting of all the written statements relating to health by any of the three branches of government at the federal, state, and local levels.

Question 5

States generally have mandated childhood vaccination.

Question 6

The FDA is authorized under the Constitution via the interstate commerce clause.

Question 7

When the federal government wants to encourage some public health measure, it often makes funding for some other program, such as highway construction, to the states contingent on compliance with federal wishes.

Question 8

The states have the primary constitutional responsibility and authority for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the population, and much of this responsibility falls on state health departments.

Question 9

People who lack private health insurance are generally the concern of local health departments.

Question 10

In the 1990s, the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice William Rehnquist, began a trend known as ___________________, which limited Congress's powers and returned authority to the states.

Question 11

________________________ are usually charged with licensing and certification of medical personnel, facilities, and services, with the purpose of maintaining standards of competence and quality of care.

Question 12

________________________ public resources are usually devoted to the care of the poor by local health agencies.

Question 13

Some states have ________________________ agencies tasked with overseeing various aspects of public health.

Question 14

whats the agency with the appropriate description.
-The main assessment and epidemiologic agency for the nation

Question 15

whats the agency with the appropriate description.
-The greatest biomedical research complex in the world

Question 16

whats the agency with the appropriate description.
-Regulates vaccines and diagnostic tests, animal drugs, and cosmetics

Question 17

whats the agency with the appropriate description.
-Carries out programs dealing with water pollution, air pollution, and toxic substances control

Question 18

whats the federal department with the appropriate function.
-Oversees food and nutrition programs including food stamps and school lunches

Question 19

whats the federal department with the appropriate function.
-Supervises school health and safety programs

Question 20

whats the federal department with the appropriate function.
-Administers its own health and medical services

Question 21

whats the federal department with the appropriate function.
-Has long had to deal with public health concerns relating to threats from infectious diseases in foreign climates as well as health effects from toxic chemicals and radiation

Question 22

Which of the following is the nation's leading spokesperson on matters of public health?

A) Secretary of Health and Human Services
B) Chief Justice of the United States
C) Surgeon General of the United States
D) Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 23

The first published report that heralded the onset of the AIDS epidemic appeared in what publication on June 4, 1981?

A) Emerging Infectious Diseases
B) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
C) The Future of Public Health
D) New York Times

Question 24

What agency has often been attacked by Congress and its policies were often watered down by the George W. Bush White House?

A) Food and Drug Administration
B) Department of Education
C) Environmental Protection Agency
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 25

Individual states have total flexibility in how to administer the Medicaid program.

Question 26

Regulation of the food and drug industries has been difficult and controversial since Massachusetts passed the first American pure-food law in 1784.

Question 27

Despite the lack of explicit constitutional authority, the federal government has established a significant presence in public health.

Question 28

Regulation of the environment for sanitary purposes is an important part of public health.

Question 29

By 1975, all 50 states had regulations governing the wearing of helmets by motorcyclists.

Question 30

The federal government has been expanding its role in public health since the Civil War.

Question 31

As recently as the late 19^th century, milk was commonly watered down, then doctored with __________________ to make it look normal.

Question 32

The Constitution, the _____________________, includes among the fundamental purposes of government, "to promote the general welfare."

Question 33

Police powers can be invoked to prevent someone from causing _____________________ to him or herself.

Question 34

The creation of _____________________ to regulate public health in the workplace came through the interstate commerce clause.

Question 35

Whats the corresponding year of the event?
-Congress removed the financial penalty for lack of motorcycle helmet laws

Question 36

Whats the corresponding year of the event?
-Medicaid program was established

Question 37

Whats the corresponding year of the event?
-Court struck down a law making gun possession within a school zone a federal offense

Question 38

Whats the corresponding year of the event?
-It was decided that the American with Disabilities Act could not be enforced against a state

Question 39

Whatsn the appropriate descriptio of the publication?
-An expose of brutal and filthy conditions in the Chicago stockyards

Question 40

Whatsn the appropriate descriptio of the publication?
-Discusses new infectious diseases that occur naturally as well as potential bioterrorist threats

Question 41

Whatsn the appropriate descriptio of the publication?
-Reports on timely public health topics that the CDC deals with

Question 42

Whatsn the appropriate descriptio of the publication?
-Stimulated increased emphasis on community involvement in public health planning and in generating support for and participation in public health activities