Question 1

What is not a challenge to the U.S. energy system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle East instability 
B)  Natural disasters 
C)  Extremist conservationists 
D)  Energy market instability 
A)  Middle East instability 
B)  Natural disasters 
C)  Extremist conservationists 
D)  Energy market instability C

Question 2

What are the four categories of water pollution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrial waste, fertilizer and pesticides, cruise ships and recreational boating 
B)  Domestic and municipal waste, flammable waste, industrial waste and human waste 
C)  Agricultural waste, miscellaneous pollutants, domestic and municipal waste and industrial wastes 
D)  Miscellaneous pollution, thermal pollution, domestic and municipal waste, and offshore oil spills 
A)  Industrial waste, fertilizer and pesticides, cruise ships and recreational boating 
B)  Domestic and municipal waste, flammable waste, industrial waste and human waste 
C)  Agricultural waste, miscellaneous pollutants, domestic and municipal waste and industrial wastes 
D)  Miscellaneous pollution, thermal pollution, domestic and municipal waste, and offshore oil spills C

Question 3

Thermal pollution increases water oxygen levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following does not contribute to water pollution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Domestic and municipal wastes 
B)  Agricultural wastes 
C)  Cars 
D)  Natural Silt and Sedimentation 
A)  Domestic and municipal wastes 
B)  Agricultural wastes 
C)  Cars 
D)  Natural Silt and Sedimentation

Question 5

What is not a characteristic of wind energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clean 
B)  Renewable 
C)  Inflation Resistant 
D)  High Maintenance 
A)  Clean 
B)  Renewable 
C)  Inflation Resistant 
D)  High Maintenance

Question 6

Global Climate Change (Global Warming) is not impacted by

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic Growth 
B)  Alternative Fuels 
C)  Conflict Over Seriousness of Ramifications 
D)  Conflict Over Nature of Cause 
A)  Economic Growth 
B)  Alternative Fuels 
C)  Conflict Over Seriousness of Ramifications 
D)  Conflict Over Nature of Cause

Question 7

Pollution is an unintended consequence of economic growth and development. T/F

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Nuclear energy as a domestic power supply source was developed originally to power submarines? T/F

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Dependence on Fossil Fuels is not

Accepted Answer

A)  A worldwide phenomenon 
B)  less acute in industrialized democracies 
C)  tied to stability in the Middle East 
D)  a problem for the United States 
A)  A worldwide phenomenon 
B)  less acute in industrialized democracies 
C)  tied to stability in the Middle East 
D)  a problem for the United States

Question 10

Nuclear reactor facilities built to produce material for the Department of Defense have been found to have the following safety defects except for:

Accepted Answer

A)  cracks in reactor vessels 
B)  deficient emergency cooling systems 
C)  defective fire-protection systems 
D)  routine maintenance regularly performed 
A)  cracks in reactor vessels 
B)  deficient emergency cooling systems 
C)  defective fire-protection systems 
D)  routine maintenance regularly performed

Question 11

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 supports

Accepted Answer

A)  Tax Credits for Hybrid Vehicles 
B)  The Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHC
A)  
C)  Stricter CAFÉ Standards 
D)  Environmental Provisions 
A)  Tax Credits for Hybrid Vehicles 
B)  The Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHC
A)  
C)  Stricter CAFÉ Standards 
D)  Environmental Provisions

Question 12

The Carter administration created the Superfund project which provided EPA with the authority and funds to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Create federal policy on pollution 
B)  Deal with emergencies and with abandoned toxic-waste sites 
C)  Only move waste from toxic-waste site to another 
D)  Ensure that EPA could not be abolished by Congress 
A)  Create federal policy on pollution 
B)  Deal with emergencies and with abandoned toxic-waste sites 
C)  Only move waste from toxic-waste site to another 
D)  Ensure that EPA could not be abolished by Congress

Question 13

The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 has not been ratified by the United States. The opposition to ratification is because

Accepted Answer

A)  it requires the United States to reduce emissions while exempting China, placing the U.S. at a significant economic disadvantage to China 
B)  of unanswered questions involving the appropriate role of international agreements in defining American environmental policy 
C)  it restricts national sovereignty 
D)  its rests on unverified scientific research 
A)  it requires the United States to reduce emissions while exempting China, placing the U.S. at a significant economic disadvantage to China 
B)  of unanswered questions involving the appropriate role of international agreements in defining American environmental policy 
C)  it restricts national sovereignty 
D)  its rests on unverified scientific research

Question 14

What is not a characteristic of nuclear energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nearly 10% of U.S. energy supply 
B)  Air pollution 
C)  Safety concerns 
D)  Waste disposal concerns 
A)  Nearly 10% of U.S. energy supply 
B)  Air pollution 
C)  Safety concerns 
D)  Waste disposal concerns

Question 15

The transfer to state governments of environmental policy will weaken for all of the following reasons except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Broad political base 
B)  Severe staffing problems 
C)  The perception of communication barriers between state and federal authorities 
D)  Conflict between states 
A)  Broad political base 
B)  Severe staffing problems 
C)  The perception of communication barriers between state and federal authorities 
D)  Conflict between states

Question 16

EPA has been hampered in its enforcement of environmental policy due to the following, EXCEPT for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Courts placing the burden of proof on EPA to defend the standards it proposes 
B)  Gathering and documenting evidence is time and resource consuming 
C)  Establishing a solid scientific base for its regulation is requires significant financial and personnel resources which are limited 
D)  Congressional support for EPA has remained stable 
A)  Courts placing the burden of proof on EPA to defend the standards it proposes 
B)  Gathering and documenting evidence is time and resource consuming 
C)  Establishing a solid scientific base for its regulation is requires significant financial and personnel resources which are limited 
D)  Congressional support for EPA has remained stable

Question 17

President Obama has proposed several initiatives to help the United States reduce its foreign oil consumption. Some of his initiatives are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Renewed emphasis on nuclear power for electricity, expansion of off-shore drilling for oil & increased CAFÉ standards 
B)  Increased CAFÉ standards, prohibition of off-shore drilling, nuclear power for electricity 
C)  Increased household appliance efficiency, weatherization program for homes and public buildings & maintaining current CAFÉ standards 
D)  Increased federal funding for research and development of nuclear technology, prohibition of offshore drilling & reduction in CAFÉ standards to help American automakers 
A)  Renewed emphasis on nuclear power for electricity, expansion of off-shore drilling for oil & increased CAFÉ standards 
B)  Increased CAFÉ standards, prohibition of off-shore drilling, nuclear power for electricity 
C)  Increased household appliance efficiency, weatherization program for homes and public buildings & maintaining current CAFÉ standards 
D)  Increased federal funding for research and development of nuclear technology, prohibition of offshore drilling & reduction in CAFÉ standards to help American automakers

Question 18

Neo Conservatives favor which of these methods of addressing environmental concerns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taxes or fees for pollution 
B)  Injunctions to Halt Pollution 
C)  Rewards For Compliance 
D)  Fines and Jail Sentences 
A)  Taxes or fees for pollution 
B)  Injunctions to Halt Pollution 
C)  Rewards For Compliance 
D)  Fines and Jail Sentences

Question 19

What is not an impact of continued oil dependence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supply uncertainty 
B)  Demand volatility 
C)  Increased military and defense spending 
D)  Structural addition to trade deficit 
A)  Supply uncertainty 
B)  Demand volatility 
C)  Increased military and defense spending 
D)  Structural addition to trade deficit

Question 20

Which of the following does not create health problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unwillingness to exercise due to air pollution 
B)  Short term exposure to high levels of air pollution 
C)  Long term exposure to low levels of air pollution 
D)  synergistic interaction of air pollutants 
A)  Unwillingness to exercise due to air pollution 
B)  Short term exposure to high levels of air pollution 
C)  Long term exposure to low levels of air pollution 
D)  synergistic interaction of air pollutants

What is not a challenge to the U.S. energy system?

What are the four categories of water pollution?

Thermal pollution increases water oxygen levels.

Which of the following does not contribute to water pollution?

What is not a characteristic of wind energy?

Global Climate Change (Global Warming) is not impacted by

Pollution is an unintended consequence of economic growth and development. T/F

Nuclear energy as a domestic power supply source was developed originally to power submarines? T/F

Dependence on Fossil Fuels is not

Nuclear reactor facilities built to produce material for the Department of Defense have been found to have the following safety defects except for:

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 supports

The Carter administration created the Superfund project which provided EPA with the authority and funds to:

The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 has not been ratified by the United States. The opposition to ratification is because

What is not a characteristic of nuclear energy?

The transfer to state governments of environmental policy will weaken for all of the following reasons except:

EPA has been hampered in its enforcement of environmental policy due to the following, EXCEPT for:

President Obama has proposed several initiatives to help the United States reduce its foreign oil consumption. Some of his initiatives are:

Neo Conservatives favor which of these methods of addressing environmental concerns?

What is not an impact of continued oil dependence?

Which of the following does not create health problems?

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Exam 5: Energy and Environmental Policies: Policy Instability

What is not a challenge to the U.S. energy system?

What are the four categories of water pollution?

Thermal pollution increases water oxygen levels.

Which of the following does not contribute to water pollution?

What is not a characteristic of wind energy?

Global Climate Change (Global Warming) is not impacted by

Pollution is an unintended consequence of economic growth and development. T/F

Nuclear energy as a domestic power supply source was developed originally to power submarines? T/F

Dependence on Fossil Fuels is not

Nuclear reactor facilities built to produce material for the Department of Defense have been found to have the following safety defects except for:

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 supports

The Carter administration created the Superfund project which provided EPA with the authority and funds to:

The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 has not been ratified by the United States. The opposition to ratification is because

What is not a characteristic of nuclear energy?

The transfer to state governments of environmental policy will weaken for all of the following reasons except:

EPA has been hampered in its enforcement of environmental policy due to the following, EXCEPT for:

President Obama has proposed several initiatives to help the United States reduce its foreign oil consumption. Some of his initiatives are:

Neo Conservatives favor which of these methods of addressing environmental concerns?

What is not an impact of continued oil dependence?

Which of the following does not create health problems?

Public Policy: an Introduction

Contexts of Public Policy

The Economy: Changing Government-Business Relationships

Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting

Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control

Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

Health Care: Historic Change

Education: Conflict in Policy Direction

Legal and Social Equality: the Struggle Against Oppression and Bigotry

Immigration Policy: the Barely Open Door

Foreign Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World

Private Morality and Public Policy: Moral Values, the Constitution, and the Open Society

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