In a merit selection system, the ____ appoints a judge from among several candidates recommended by a nominating panel.

When the text speaks of the "dispersed costs" of government programs, to whom or to what are those costs dispersed?

a. other government programs b. all taxpayers c. Congress d. rulemaking

Which part of Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act does not have the potential to reduce medical costs?

A. requirement that the uninsured purchase insurance B. accountable care organizations C. the creation of the Independent Payment Advisory Board D. requiring insurers to reveal publicly the level of overheads and profits