Question 1

Government's role in environmental policy is generally seen to be

Accepted Answer

A) constantly balancing the trade-off between economic growth and environmental protection in a now very global economy where many goods are produced in countries with far less environmental protections. 
B) protecting the environment at any cost, even if it forces companies into bankruptcy. 
C) one of protecting the economy at any cost. 
D) letting the international marketplace ultimately determine what level of protection can be economically viable. 
A) constantly balancing the trade-off between economic growth and environmental protection in a now very global economy where many goods are produced in countries with far less environmental protections. 
B) protecting the environment at any cost, even if it forces companies into bankruptcy. 
C) one of protecting the economy at any cost. 
D) letting the international marketplace ultimately determine what level of protection can be economically viable. A

Question 2

The U. S. Supreme Court ruled in a 1992 case involving Alabama that it did not violate the interstate commerce clause for a state to impose a surcharge on the disposal of hazardous waste in Alabama shipped from another state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Inherent in environmental protection policy is a perceived trade-off between trying to provide a cleaner and safer environment for the future while not damaging the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a problem that the EPA faces?

Accepted Answer

A) having more federal funding than what it needs to carry out its responsibilities 
B) conflict with other federal agencies, powerful private interests, and state and local governments 
C) having to carry out Congressional acts that set unattainable program goals 
D) Litigation from regulated industries and environmental groups 
A) having more federal funding than what it needs to carry out its responsibilities 
B) conflict with other federal agencies, powerful private interests, and state and local governments 
C) having to carry out Congressional acts that set unattainable program goals 
D) Litigation from regulated industries and environmental groups

Question 5

Hydraulic Fracturing (aka 'Fracking')has become more popular than ever as a job producer, giving the United States undisputed oil and gas preeminence worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

State and local governments have taken on greater responsibility for financing and operating environmental protection programs utilizing innovative policies. Which of the policies below is one of those?

Accepted Answer

A) One-quarter of all states requires utilities to use renewable sources for some of their power generation . 
B) California mandates the use of water-efficient washing machines. 
C) Washington grants homeowners and small businesses tax credits if they install or use solar- or wind-generated electricity. 
D) All of these choices. 
A) One-quarter of all states requires utilities to use renewable sources for some of their power generation . 
B) California mandates the use of water-efficient washing machines. 
C) Washington grants homeowners and small businesses tax credits if they install or use solar- or wind-generated electricity. 
D) All of these choices.

Question 7

What are the problems that have given rise to concerns for environmental justice? In your opinion, are those concerns justified? Who pays for the remediation of these contaminants? Incorporate into your answer the concepts of environmental justice and the public interest.

Accepted Answer

The problems that have given rise to con

Question 8

The first statutory step into the area of environmental policy was the Clean Air Act of 1963.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

California is generally looked to by other states as the strongest leader in adopting air pollution control and water conservation laws and regulations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)is

Accepted Answer

A) a new way for energy companies to swap inventories to reduce costs. 
B) a cap-and-trade program that sets an allowable level of emissions and permits power plants to buy and sell the right to pollute. 
C) an opportunity for electric power companies to eliminate any liability they have to produce cleaner, low-cost electricity. 
D) discourages the use of wind turbines to produce electric power. 
A) a new way for energy companies to swap inventories to reduce costs. 
B) a cap-and-trade program that sets an allowable level of emissions and permits power plants to buy and sell the right to pollute. 
C) an opportunity for electric power companies to eliminate any liability they have to produce cleaner, low-cost electricity. 
D) discourages the use of wind turbines to produce electric power.

Question 11

The process in which a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals is injected at high pressure into the ground to break up dense rock and release natural gas is known as

Accepted Answer

A) hydraulic fracturing. 
B) water dilution. 
C) vertical drilling. 
D) LLWs. 
A) hydraulic fracturing. 
B) water dilution. 
C) vertical drilling. 
D) LLWs.

Question 12

The federal government is extensively involved in environmental policy, but so are states and local governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Environmental Protection Agency, the leading federal agency for environmental policy,

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A) is an independent regulatory body created in 1970. 
B) is housed within the department of interior and was created in 1955. 
C) is a cabinet-level office created in 1955. 
D) has never enforced environmental regulations and is solely a symbolic agency. 
A) is an independent regulatory body created in 1970. 
B) is housed within the department of interior and was created in 1955. 
C) is a cabinet-level office created in 1955. 
D) has never enforced environmental regulations and is solely a symbolic agency.

Question 14

Hydraulic Fracturing is

Accepted Answer

A) a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals is injected at high pressure into the ground to break up dense rock and release natural gas. 
B) Using sand to blast mineral deposits to make the water within unusable. 
C) using water to fracture mountains. 
D) Another way to drill for oil. 
A) a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals is injected at high pressure into the ground to break up dense rock and release natural gas. 
B) Using sand to blast mineral deposits to make the water within unusable. 
C) using water to fracture mountains. 
D) Another way to drill for oil.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of environmental injustice?

Accepted Answer

A) Redeveloping a brownfield in an upscale neighborhood 
B) Vandalizing a ski resort in order to prevent further development of public lands 
C) An 85-mile strip along the Mississippi River in Louisiana that has more than 100 polluting industries and the households in harm's way are disproportionately minority and low-income 
D) Enforcing EPA standards on states that do not agree with the standards 
A) Redeveloping a brownfield in an upscale neighborhood 
B) Vandalizing a ski resort in order to prevent further development of public lands 
C) An 85-mile strip along the Mississippi River in Louisiana that has more than 100 polluting industries and the households in harm's way are disproportionately minority and low-income 
D) Enforcing EPA standards on states that do not agree with the standards

Question 16

The federal Resource and Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)provides that

Accepted Answer

A) the national government will operate the hazardous waste program with only minimal state involvement. 
B) once a state meets minimum EPA standards and possesses the necessary enforcement capability, the state may operate its own hazardous waste program. Unfortunately, only Wyoming has met the standards. 
C) once a state meets minimum EPA standards and possesses the necessary enforcement capability, the state may operate its own hazardous waste program. Only Alaska and several other states had met the standards by 2002. 
D) once a state meets minimum EPA standards and possesses the necessary enforcement capability, the state may operate its own hazardous waste program. 
A) the national government will operate the hazardous waste program with only minimal state involvement. 
B) once a state meets minimum EPA standards and possesses the necessary enforcement capability, the state may operate its own hazardous waste program. Unfortunately, only Wyoming has met the standards. 
C) once a state meets minimum EPA standards and possesses the necessary enforcement capability, the state may operate its own hazardous waste program. Only Alaska and several other states had met the standards by 2002. 
D) once a state meets minimum EPA standards and possesses the necessary enforcement capability, the state may operate its own hazardous waste program.

Question 17

The purpose of the Superfund is to

Accepted Answer

A) provide money to local governments to clean up abandoned, low-level nuclear waste sites. 
B) allow the national government to intervene, clean up dangerous hazardous waste sites, and recover costs from responsible parties. 
C) provide money for cradle-to-grave tracking of hazardous wastes. 
D) create federally operated waste sites for the safe disposal of hazardous material. 
A) provide money to local governments to clean up abandoned, low-level nuclear waste sites. 
B) allow the national government to intervene, clean up dangerous hazardous waste sites, and recover costs from responsible parties. 
C) provide money for cradle-to-grave tracking of hazardous wastes. 
D) create federally operated waste sites for the safe disposal of hazardous material.

Question 18

Government's role is to balance economic growth with environmental protection by regulating polluters in a sustainable manner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Polluting facilities are located where they are because, in part, they are taking market factors into consideration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Approximately one-third of the nation's solid waste is recycled, with higher rates of recycling in states that offer comprehensive curbside recycling programs and impose unit charges for refuse disposal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Government's role in environmental policy is generally seen to be

The U. S. Supreme Court ruled in a 1992 case involving Alabama that it did not violate the interstate commerce clause for a state to impose a surcharge on the disposal of hazardous waste in Alabama shipped from another state.

Inherent in environmental protection policy is a perceived trade-off between trying to provide a cleaner and safer environment for the future while not damaging the economy.

Which of the following is NOT a problem that the EPA faces?

Hydraulic Fracturing (aka 'Fracking')has become more popular than ever as a job producer, giving the United States undisputed oil and gas preeminence worldwide.

State and local governments have taken on greater responsibility for financing and operating environmental protection programs utilizing innovative policies. Which of the policies below is one of those?

What are the problems that have given rise to concerns for environmental justice? In your opinion, are those concerns justified? Who pays for the remediation of these contaminants? Incorporate into your answer the concepts of environmental justice and the public interest.

The first statutory step into the area of environmental policy was the Clean Air Act of 1963.

California is generally looked to by other states as the strongest leader in adopting air pollution control and water conservation laws and regulations.

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)is

The process in which a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals is injected at high pressure into the ground to break up dense rock and release natural gas is known as

The federal government is extensively involved in environmental policy, but so are states and local governments.

The Environmental Protection Agency, the leading federal agency for environmental policy,

Hydraulic Fracturing is

Which of the following is an example of environmental injustice?

The federal Resource and Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)provides that

The purpose of the Superfund is to

Government's role is to balance economic growth with environmental protection by regulating polluters in a sustainable manner.

Polluting facilities are located where they are because, in part, they are taking market factors into consideration.

Approximately one-third of the nation's solid waste is recycled, with higher rates of recycling in states that offer comprehensive curbside recycling programs and impose unit charges for refuse disposal.

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Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery

The Judiciary: Independence Vs Accountability

The Structure of Local Government

Local Leadership and Governance

State Local Relations

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Exam 18: Environmental Policy

Government's role in environmental policy is generally seen to be

The U. S. Supreme Court ruled in a 1992 case involving Alabama that it did not violate the interstate commerce clause for a state to impose a surcharge on the disposal of hazardous waste in Alabama shipped from another state.

Inherent in environmental protection policy is a perceived trade-off between trying to provide a cleaner and safer environment for the future while not damaging the economy.

Which of the following is NOT a problem that the EPA faces?

Hydraulic Fracturing (aka 'Fracking')has become more popular than ever as a job producer, giving the United States undisputed oil and gas preeminence worldwide.

State and local governments have taken on greater responsibility for financing and operating environmental protection programs utilizing innovative policies. Which of the policies below is one of those?

What are the problems that have given rise to concerns for environmental justice? In your opinion, are those concerns justified? Who pays for the remediation of these contaminants? Incorporate into your answer the concepts of environmental justice and the public interest.

The first statutory step into the area of environmental policy was the Clean Air Act of 1963.

California is generally looked to by other states as the strongest leader in adopting air pollution control and water conservation laws and regulations.

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)is

The process in which a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals is injected at high pressure into the ground to break up dense rock and release natural gas is known as

The federal government is extensively involved in environmental policy, but so are states and local governments.

The Environmental Protection Agency, the leading federal agency for environmental policy,

Hydraulic Fracturing is

Which of the following is an example of environmental injustice?

The federal Resource and Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)provides that

The purpose of the Superfund is to

Government's role is to balance economic growth with environmental protection by regulating polluters in a sustainable manner.

Polluting facilities are located where they are because, in part, they are taking market factors into consideration.

Approximately one-third of the nation's solid waste is recycled, with higher rates of recycling in states that offer comprehensive curbside recycling programs and impose unit charges for refuse disposal.

New Directions for State and Local Governments

Federalism and the States: Sorting Out Roles and Responsibilities

State Constitutions: the Fundamental Rules of State Government

Citizen Participation and Elections

Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaigns

State Legislatures

Governors: Power, Politics and Executive Leadership

Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery

The Judiciary: Independence Vs Accountability

The Structure of Local Government

Local Leadership and Governance

State Local Relations

Taxing and Spending

Economic Development

Education Policy: Reading, Writing and Reform

Criminal Justice: Cops and Corrections

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy: Addressing Poverty and Sickness

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