HCAD731-TEST #1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE VERIFIED
3 Branches of the Federal Government
•Executive Branch
o Primary function is to administer and enforce the law
o The President serves as the administrative head (at federal level)
o The Governor serves as administrative head (at state level) and his responsibilities
are defined by the state's constitution
•Legislative Branch
o Primary function is to enact laws that can amend or repeal existing legistlation and to
create new legistation
o On federal level, legislative powers are vest in the Congress of the US which consists
of the Senate and House of Representatives
•Judicial Branch
o Primary function is adjudication - resolving disputes in accordance with law.
o Practically speaking, most disputes that are covered by a legal principal or rule are
resolved without resort to the courts
Chief Executive
,•Considered to be the position of President (at federal level) and governor (at state
level).
•Has role in the creation of law thru the power to approve or veto legislative proposals
Separation of Powers
•This principal provides that no one branch of govt is clearly dominant over the other
two. However, in the exercise of its functions, each can affect and limit the activities,
functions and powers of the others.
Jurisdiction
•The legal right to hear and rule on a particular case
•Determined by the locality in which each party to a lawsuit resides and the issues of the
lawsuit
Original Jurisdiction
•The authority of a court to 1st conduct a trial on a specific case as distinguished from a
court with appellate jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
•Where appeals from trial judgements are heard
Various names of Trial Courts
•Superior
•District
•Circuit
•Supreme courts
•City
,•Small Claims
•Justice of the peace
Highest Appellate Tribunal
•The final arbiter for the particular state's system of jurisprudence
US District Court
•Hears Civil, Criminal, Admiralty, and Bankruptcy cases
Federal District Court
•Hears Civil, Criminal, Admiralty, and Bankruptcy cases
Regional Courts
•Consists of 12 courts in various cities and the 13th judicial circuit in Washington D.C.
•Main purpose is to review cases tried in federal district courts
•Possess jurisdiction to also review orders of designated administrative agencies and to
issue original writs in appropriate cases
Supreme Court
•Nation's highest court
•Only federal court created by the constitution
•Consists of 8 associate justices and one chief justice
•Has limited original jurisdiction over the lower federal courts and the highest state
courts
Discretionary Writ of Certiorari
•Review of lower courts' decisions must be sought thru this means to be heard in the
Supreme Court
Veto Override by Congress
, •Takes a 2/3 vote of each house of Congress to accomplish the override
Pocket Veto
•When the president prevents a bill from becoming law by avoiding any action while
congress is in session.
•Can temporarily stop a bill from becoming law and permanently prevent it if later
sessions of congress do not act on it favorably.
•The Supreme Court can declare a bill invalid if it violates the US Constitution.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
•A cabinet-level dept of the executive branch of federal govt
•Concerned with people and is most involved with the nation's human concerns
•Responsible for developing and implementing appropriate admin regulations for
carrying out national health and human services policy objectives.
•Main source of regulations affecting the HC industry
Other programs covered by the Deparment of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
•Social Security Benefits
•Supplemental Security Income
o Ensures a min. monthly income to needy persons and administered by local Soc Sec
offices)
•Medicare/Medicaid
•Programs under the Older Americans Act
o In home services
o Community services for the elderly
Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS)
COMPLETE VERIFIED
3 Branches of the Federal Government
•Executive Branch
o Primary function is to administer and enforce the law
o The President serves as the administrative head (at federal level)
o The Governor serves as administrative head (at state level) and his responsibilities
are defined by the state's constitution
•Legislative Branch
o Primary function is to enact laws that can amend or repeal existing legistlation and to
create new legistation
o On federal level, legislative powers are vest in the Congress of the US which consists
of the Senate and House of Representatives
•Judicial Branch
o Primary function is adjudication - resolving disputes in accordance with law.
o Practically speaking, most disputes that are covered by a legal principal or rule are
resolved without resort to the courts
Chief Executive
,•Considered to be the position of President (at federal level) and governor (at state
level).
•Has role in the creation of law thru the power to approve or veto legislative proposals
Separation of Powers
•This principal provides that no one branch of govt is clearly dominant over the other
two. However, in the exercise of its functions, each can affect and limit the activities,
functions and powers of the others.
Jurisdiction
•The legal right to hear and rule on a particular case
•Determined by the locality in which each party to a lawsuit resides and the issues of the
lawsuit
Original Jurisdiction
•The authority of a court to 1st conduct a trial on a specific case as distinguished from a
court with appellate jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
•Where appeals from trial judgements are heard
Various names of Trial Courts
•Superior
•District
•Circuit
•Supreme courts
•City
,•Small Claims
•Justice of the peace
Highest Appellate Tribunal
•The final arbiter for the particular state's system of jurisprudence
US District Court
•Hears Civil, Criminal, Admiralty, and Bankruptcy cases
Federal District Court
•Hears Civil, Criminal, Admiralty, and Bankruptcy cases
Regional Courts
•Consists of 12 courts in various cities and the 13th judicial circuit in Washington D.C.
•Main purpose is to review cases tried in federal district courts
•Possess jurisdiction to also review orders of designated administrative agencies and to
issue original writs in appropriate cases
Supreme Court
•Nation's highest court
•Only federal court created by the constitution
•Consists of 8 associate justices and one chief justice
•Has limited original jurisdiction over the lower federal courts and the highest state
courts
Discretionary Writ of Certiorari
•Review of lower courts' decisions must be sought thru this means to be heard in the
Supreme Court
Veto Override by Congress
, •Takes a 2/3 vote of each house of Congress to accomplish the override
Pocket Veto
•When the president prevents a bill from becoming law by avoiding any action while
congress is in session.
•Can temporarily stop a bill from becoming law and permanently prevent it if later
sessions of congress do not act on it favorably.
•The Supreme Court can declare a bill invalid if it violates the US Constitution.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
•A cabinet-level dept of the executive branch of federal govt
•Concerned with people and is most involved with the nation's human concerns
•Responsible for developing and implementing appropriate admin regulations for
carrying out national health and human services policy objectives.
•Main source of regulations affecting the HC industry
Other programs covered by the Deparment of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
•Social Security Benefits
•Supplemental Security Income
o Ensures a min. monthly income to needy persons and administered by local Soc Sec
offices)
•Medicare/Medicaid
•Programs under the Older Americans Act
o In home services
o Community services for the elderly
Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS)
