As mr. jones was working on his roof, he fell and sustained a severe head injury that left him in a coma. before he fell from the ladder, he and his wife, mrs. jones, were in the process of getting a divorce. however, the divorce was not final. which statement best describes the circumstance regarding who may authorize disclosure to mr. jones’ records? a. his wife can’t authorize disclosure because they were getting a divorce. b. his wife may authorize disclosure because she is considered the next of kin since they are still married. c. legal counsel must be sought to represent mr. jones. d. mr. jones’ eldest son can authorize the disclosure. d. mr. jones’ eldest son can authorize the disclosure.

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.