The United States has a unitary system of government in which power is constitutionally shared between the national and state governments

Policy formulation involves which of the following?

A. The process of making the government aware that an issue requires action B. The discussion of proposals between governmental officials and the public C. The process of deciding on a specific proposal D. Concern with the implementation of policy by bureaucrats, the courts, police, and individual citizens E. The process of examining how a policy has worked in practice

oon after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), what was the state of health insurance in Texas?

a. Texans were largely unaffected as all were covered under the Lone Star Security (LSS) program. b. Texas led the nation in the number of uninsured residents. c. Texas had among the fewest uninsured residents of any state. d. Texas was promised a waiver that released its insurance companies from following the act’s mandates. e. Texas had legally committed to voluntarily expanding Medicaid much in the same way the act had proposed.