Question 1

Adaptive management assumes that what seemed the best initial policy option will always remain so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The most powerful component of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been the

Accepted Answer

A)  Fact that it is a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to a clean environment to everyone 
B)  Authorization of the Council on Environmental Quality board 
C)  Fact that federal agencies must take into account environmental consequences when making decision 
D)  Requirement of an Environmental Impact Statement for every major federal project 
E)  Distribution of authority for environmental policy among different federal agencies 
A)  Fact that it is a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to a clean environment to everyone 
B)  Authorization of the Council on Environmental Quality board 
C)  Fact that federal agencies must take into account environmental consequences when making decision 
D)  Requirement of an Environmental Impact Statement for every major federal project 
E)  Distribution of authority for environmental policy among different federal agencies

Question 3

Which of the following originates from court decisions in both criminal and civil cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Statute law 
B)  Case law 
C)  Administrative law 
D)  Common law 
E)  Tort law 
A)  Statute law 
B)  Case law 
C)  Administrative law 
D)  Common law 
E)  Tort law

Question 4

After the results are evaluated, the next step in the policy cycle is to

Accepted Answer

A)  Build support for the problem 
B)  Develop proposals 
C)  Set an agenda 
D)  Suggest changes 
E)  Implement policy 
A)  Build support for the problem 
B)  Develop proposals 
C)  Set an agenda 
D)  Suggest changes 
E)  Implement policy

Question 5

After an original idea is turned into a bill, it

Accepted Answer

A)  Is introduced in the House and Senate 
B)  Needs to be sponsored by a legislator 
C)  Is referred to a committee 
D)  Undergoes subcommittee hearings 
E)  Needs to be marked up 
A)  Is introduced in the House and Senate 
B)  Needs to be sponsored by a legislator 
C)  Is referred to a committee 
D)  Undergoes subcommittee hearings 
E)  Needs to be marked up

Question 6

In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that corporations can

Accepted Answer

A)  spend unlimited amounts of money to sway public policy to best serve their own goals. 
B)  encourage compromise to balance the competing interests between shareholders and the environment. 
C)  use rules to assure the civility of their shareholder meetings. 
D)  lose their corporate charter because corporate power needs to be removed from politics. 
A)  spend unlimited amounts of money to sway public policy to best serve their own goals. 
B)  encourage compromise to balance the competing interests between shareholders and the environment. 
C)  use rules to assure the civility of their shareholder meetings. 
D)  lose their corporate charter because corporate power needs to be removed from politics.

Question 7

An effective way to influence a legislator is through personal contact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Right before a bill can be debated on the floor in the House and Senate, it must have been

Accepted Answer

A)  Confirmed by the House and Senate 
B)  Introduced in the House and Senate 
C)  To the subcommittee and marked up 
D)  To the full committee and marked up 
E)  To field hearings with public testimony 
A)  Confirmed by the House and Senate 
B)  Introduced in the House and Senate 
C)  To the subcommittee and marked up 
D)  To the full committee and marked up 
E)  To field hearings with public testimony

Question 9

The first judge to hear a case on a certain issue interprets the law, makes a decision, and sets a(n) _______, which will be used as an example in subsequent trials.

Accepted Answer

A)  antecedent 
B)  precedent 
C)  exemplar 
D)  paradigm 
A)  antecedent 
B)  precedent 
C)  exemplar 
D)  paradigm

Question 10

In carrying out the policy cycle, which of the following groups would probably use intensive media campaigns or even stage a protest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Industry associations 
B)  Labor unions 
C)  Wealthy or powerful individuals 
D)  Public interest groups 
E)  All of these would want as much publicity as possible 
A)  Industry associations 
B)  Labor unions 
C)  Wealthy or powerful individuals 
D)  Public interest groups 
E)  All of these would want as much publicity as possible

Question 11

SLAPP suits are designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  get to the factual basis of a prior court case to overturn a more recent court decision. 
B)  intimidate citizens to keep them from taking businesses to court. 
C)  obtain significant court-ordered punitive damages. 
D)  embarrass polluting corporations. 
A)  get to the factual basis of a prior court case to overturn a more recent court decision. 
B)  intimidate citizens to keep them from taking businesses to court. 
C)  obtain significant court-ordered punitive damages. 
D)  embarrass polluting corporations.

Question 12

A 1990 ban by the United States on the import of tuna and shrimp that were caught in nets that also killed dolphins and sea turtles was

Accepted Answer

A)  adopted by all of the industrialized nations in Europe and North America. 
B)  influential in getting many nations to better regulate their fishing practices. 
C)  expanded to prevent the killing of whales for research. 
D)  overruled by the World Trade Organization resulting in the continued slaughter of dolphins and sea turtles. 
A)  adopted by all of the industrialized nations in Europe and North America. 
B)  influential in getting many nations to better regulate their fishing practices. 
C)  expanded to prevent the killing of whales for research. 
D)  overruled by the World Trade Organization resulting in the continued slaughter of dolphins and sea turtles.

Adaptive management assumes that what seemed the best initial policy option will always remain so.

The most powerful component of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been the

Which of the following originates from court decisions in both criminal and civil cases?

After the results are evaluated, the next step in the policy cycle is to

After an original idea is turned into a bill, it

In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that corporations can

An effective way to influence a legislator is through personal contact.

Right before a bill can be debated on the floor in the House and Senate, it must have been

The first judge to hear a case on a certain issue interprets the law, makes a decision, and sets a(n) _______, which will be used as an example in subsequent trials.

In carrying out the policy cycle, which of the following groups would probably use intensive media campaigns or even stage a protest?

SLAPP suits are designed to

A 1990 ban by the United States on the import of tuna and shrimp that were caught in nets that also killed dolphins and sea turtles was

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Exam 24: Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning

Adaptive management assumes that what seemed the best initial policy option will always remain so.

The most powerful component of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been the

Which of the following originates from court decisions in both criminal and civil cases?

After the results are evaluated, the next step in the policy cycle is to

After an original idea is turned into a bill, it

In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that corporations can

An effective way to influence a legislator is through personal contact.

Right before a bill can be debated on the floor in the House and Senate, it must have been

The first judge to hear a case on a certain issue interprets the law, makes a decision, and sets a(n) _______, which will be used as an example in subsequent trials.

In carrying out the policy cycle, which of the following groups would probably use intensive media campaigns or even stage a protest?

SLAPP suits are designed to

A 1990 ban by the United States on the import of tuna and shrimp that were caught in nets that also killed dolphins and sea turtles was

Understanding Our Environment

Principles of Science and Systems

Matter, Energy, and Life

Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions

Biomes: Global Patterns of Life

Population Biology

Human Populations

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Food and Hunger

Farming: Conventional and Sustainable Practices

Biodiversity: Preserving Species

Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes

Restoration Ecology

Geology and Earth Resources

Climate Change

Air Pollution

Water Use and Management

Water Pollution

Conventional Energy

Sustainable Energy

Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste

Urbanization and Sustainable Cities

Ecological Economics

What Then Shall We Do

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