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Health policy
chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bounded rationality | policy making process are intentionally rational and follow a linear procedural process |
| Substantive rationality | congressional member has complete information prior to making a decision |
| legislative markup | a process of editing, changing, or re-writing aspects of a bill |
| reports | outline the intent of a bill |
| Procedural rationality | uses mental shortcuts to process policy information about a bill to engage in decision making process |
| Lack of rationality | congressional members not having enough information about a bill, yet they engage in decision making about the bill |
| What are some legislative committee responsibilities that impact public health? | finance committee, health education and labor, transportation, ways and means committee |
| Standing committees | Have permanent jurisdiction over a specific type of bill |
| Joint legislative committee | is a committee that has representation from both the senate and house of reps |
| conference committee | a committee that is typically assigned to work out difference in 2 similar bills |
| hearings | provide an opportunity for testimony, can be closed or public |
| political parties | institutions for the translation of mass preferences into public policy |
| Congress is made of | Senate and House of reps |
| What chamber is responsible for originating all revenue bills | house of reps |
| What are the functions of the senate | ratification of president and governor appointment, legalizing consent to war, impeachment trials,ratification of treaties |
| What are the 3 underlying principles of police power? | promote the greater public good, permit the restriction of private interest to promote public good, permit pervasiveness of state powers |
| What does parens patriae state? | states may make decisions on behalf of individuals who are incapable of making decisions for themselves |
| taxation | a power that regulates individual private behaviors through economic penalities |
| centralism | concentrates sovereignty within one governmental structure |
| The World Health Organization... | develops policy that directs and coordinates health initiatives within the U.N system |
| What does W.H.O provide? | health research agenda setting, establish national guidelines, provides technical support |
| partial preemption | policy of the same or similiar topic exists at the national and state level |
| What does the U.N. do? | maintain international peace, assist in the development of friendly nations,support better standard of living, promotes social progress |
| What are the 5 principal organs the U.N. activities occur through? | general assembly, security council,economic/social council, secretariat, international court of justice |
| What is the framework of federalism | guides the development of organizational or institutional structures, delineation of authority/accountability,policy processes |
| police power | provides the legal authority to ensure the health, safety and welfare of society |
| What are federal mandates? | direct orders to the state gov. that require the conduct of specific state activities generally through the enactment of federal laws |
| total preemption | federal government assumes all powers over state laws |
| Reserved powers doctrine | states can exercise all powers inherent in government to protect the public through the formation of policies and political structures |
| what are the chief powers for public health purposes? | powers to tax, spend, regulate interstate commerce |
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