Question 1

Which administration attempted to achieve environmental policy goals primarily through collaborative decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  the George W. Bush administration 
B)  the Reagan administration 
C)  the Clinton administration 
D)  the Carter administration 
A)  the George W. Bush administration 
B)  the Reagan administration 
C)  the Clinton administration 
D)  the Carter administration C

Question 2

Explain the cap-and-trade policy tool.

Accepted Answer

In terms of environmental and energy policy, it is a market-based program that might give away and/or sell through auctions various credits for the right to release greenhouse gases, which could be bought and sold by coal-fired power plants, oil refineries, and manufacturers.

Question 3

A ______ program is an emissions-control policy and market incentive which might give away and/or sell through auctions various credits for the right to release greenhouse gases, which could be bought and sold by coal-fired power plants, oil refineries, and manufacturers.

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive policy approach 
B)  cap-and-trade 
C)  CAFÉ standard 
D)  carbon tax 
A)  proactive policy approach 
B)  cap-and-trade 
C)  CAFÉ standard 
D)  carbon tax B

Question 4

Which of the following agencies has primary responsibility for implementing environmental laws in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Department of the Interior 
B)  Department of Natural Resources 
C)  Council on Environmental Quality 
D)  Environmental Protection Agency 
A)  Department of the Interior 
B)  Department of Natural Resources 
C)  Council on Environmental Quality 
D)  Environmental Protection Agency

Question 5

Identify the greatest challenge for the future of energy policy.

Accepted Answer

The greatest challenge for the

Question 6

What is ecosystem-based management?

Accepted Answer

A)  utilizing local ecosystems to better serve human needs 
B)  prioritizing the natural environment over human needs, assuming most human needs can be accomplished through a stable and healthy ecosystem 
C)  a shift in emphasis toward principles of protecting habitat and maintaining biological diversity 
D)  the process of restoring ecosystems that had been previously damaged by earlier policy decisions 
A)  utilizing local ecosystems to better serve human needs 
B)  prioritizing the natural environment over human needs, assuming most human needs can be accomplished through a stable and healthy ecosystem 
C)  a shift in emphasis toward principles of protecting habitat and maintaining biological diversity 
D)  the process of restoring ecosystems that had been previously damaged by earlier policy decisions

Question 7

Which level of government typically makes environmental policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  state 
B)  local 
C)  Policymaking is shared across all levels. 
D)  federal 
A)  state 
B)  local 
C)  Policymaking is shared across all levels. 
D)  federal

Question 8

The EPA is a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  government corporation 
B)  cabinet department 
C)  independent executive agency 
D)  regulatory commission 
A)  government corporation 
B)  cabinet department 
C)  independent executive agency 
D)  regulatory commission

Question 9

What are some of the arguments made by the extreme critics of climate science?

Accepted Answer

They deny that the world is experiencing

Question 10

What is an environmental impact statement and what is it used to assess?

Accepted Answer

Environmental impact statements are requ

Question 11

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  mandates that agencies engage in policy analysis before they make decisions 
B)  required developers environmental impact statements 
C)  states that its enactment signified the beginning of the modern era in environmental policy 
D)  all of these 
A)  mandates that agencies engage in policy analysis before they make decisions 
B)  required developers environmental impact statements 
C)  states that its enactment signified the beginning of the modern era in environmental policy 
D)  all of these

Question 12

Explain how scientists link climate change to energy policy. Discuss why climate change policy is considered an ethical issue by many individuals. Finally, explain two policy proposals that have been considered to reduce use of fossil fuels and the economic and political feasibility issues of each.

Accepted Answer

Greenhouse gas emissions of carbon dioxi

Question 13

When was the "environmental decade" of federal legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  1960s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1990s 
A)  1960s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1990s

Question 14

The Clean Air Act of 1990 provided for the use of buying and selling of pollution permits to combat acid rain. What type of policy instrument does this describe?

Accepted Answer

A)  market incentives 
B)  public education 
C)  privatization 
D)  subsidies 
A)  market incentives 
B)  public education 
C)  privatization 
D)  subsidies

Question 15

How does collaborative decision making and planning aspires to resolve conflicts over local and regional natural resource issues?

Accepted Answer

It brings the various stakehol

Question 16

Explain the carbon tax.

Accepted Answer

A high tax

Question 17

Where did both the Obama and Trump administrations stand on the automobile fuel efficiency standards?

Accepted Answer

The Obama administration and t

Question 18

Discuss the evolution of U.S. environmental policy over the past 50 years. How has U.S. environmental policy changed over the years (use the following time periods: pre-1960s, mid-1960s to 1970s, 1980s to early 2000s, and currently)? Why have these changes occurred?

Accepted Answer

Prior to the 1960s, environmental policy

Question 19

Which level of government is typically involved in implementing environmental policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  state 
B)  federal 
C)  local 
D)  all levels implement policy evenly 
A)  state 
B)  federal 
C)  local 
D)  all levels implement policy evenly

Question 20

Explain the collaborative decision-making approach.

Accepted Answer

It requires the collaboration

Which administration attempted to achieve environmental policy goals primarily through collaborative decision making?

Explain the cap-and-trade policy tool.

A ______ program is an emissions-control policy and market incentive which might give away and/or sell through auctions various credits for the right to release greenhouse gases, which could be bought and sold by coal-fired power plants, oil refineries, and manufacturers.

Which of the following agencies has primary responsibility for implementing environmental laws in the United States?

Identify the greatest challenge for the future of energy policy.

What is ecosystem-based management?

Which level of government typically makes environmental policy?

The EPA is a(n) ______.

What are some of the arguments made by the extreme critics of climate science?

What is an environmental impact statement and what is it used to assess?

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 ______.

Explain how scientists link climate change to energy policy. Discuss why climate change policy is considered an ethical issue by many individuals. Finally, explain two policy proposals that have been considered to reduce use of fossil fuels and the economic and political feasibility issues of each.

When was the "environmental decade" of federal legislation?

The Clean Air Act of 1990 provided for the use of buying and selling of pollution permits to combat acid rain. What type of policy instrument does this describe?

How does collaborative decision making and planning aspires to resolve conflicts over local and regional natural resource issues?

Explain the carbon tax.

Where did both the Obama and Trump administrations stand on the automobile fuel efficiency standards?

Discuss the evolution of U.S. environmental policy over the past 50 years. How has U.S. environmental policy changed over the years (use the following time periods: pre-1960s, mid-1960s to 1970s, 1980s to early 2000s, and currently)? Why have these changes occurred?

Which level of government is typically involved in implementing environmental policy?

Explain the collaborative decision-making approach.

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Exam 11: Environmental and Energy Policy

Which administration attempted to achieve environmental policy goals primarily through collaborative decision making?

Explain the cap-and-trade policy tool.

A ______ program is an emissions-control policy and market incentive which might give away and/or sell through auctions various credits for the right to release greenhouse gases, which could be bought and sold by coal-fired power plants, oil refineries, and manufacturers.

Which of the following agencies has primary responsibility for implementing environmental laws in the United States?

Identify the greatest challenge for the future of energy policy.

What is ecosystem-based management?

Which level of government typically makes environmental policy?

The EPA is a(n) ______.

What are some of the arguments made by the extreme critics of climate science?

What is an environmental impact statement and what is it used to assess?

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 ______.

Explain how scientists link climate change to energy policy. Discuss why climate change policy is considered an ethical issue by many individuals. Finally, explain two policy proposals that have been considered to reduce use of fossil fuels and the economic and political feasibility issues of each.

When was the "environmental decade" of federal legislation?

The Clean Air Act of 1990 provided for the use of buying and selling of pollution permits to combat acid rain. What type of policy instrument does this describe?

How does collaborative decision making and planning aspires to resolve conflicts over local and regional natural resource issues?

Explain the carbon tax.

Where did both the Obama and Trump administrations stand on the automobile fuel efficiency standards?

Discuss the evolution of U.S. environmental policy over the past 50 years. How has U.S. environmental policy changed over the years (use the following time periods: pre-1960s, mid-1960s to 1970s, 1980s to early 2000s, and currently)? Why have these changes occurred?

Which level of government is typically involved in implementing environmental policy?

Explain the collaborative decision-making approach.

Public Policy and Politics

Government Institutions and Policy Actors

Understanding Public Policymaking

Policy Analysis

Public Problems and Policy Alternatives

Assessing Policy Alternatives

Economic and Budgetary Policy

Health Care Policy

Welfare and Social Security Policy

Education Policy

Foreign Policy and Homeland Security

Politics, Analysis, and Policy Choice

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