Exam 24: Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning

Compare and contrast the effectiveness of Statutory Law (the Legislative Branch), Case Law (The Judicial Branch), and Administrative Law (The Executive Branch) in determining environmental policy.

Your instructor has an open door policy for office hours.This is an example of a(n) _____ type of policy.

Which of the following represents the formal intentions of the legislature?

Civil cases are to "a preponderance of evidence" as criminal cases are to

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Which of the following steps in the policy cycle is characterized by media campaigns, public education, and lobbying?

After a bill is introduced in the House and Senate, it

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

If the president vetoes a bill, what happens to the bill?

The EPA is responsible for _____________ while the Department of Agriculture administers ___________.

Environmental groups have used ______________ as an effective tool in making nations more compliant with environmental regulations.

The Environmental Protection Agency is to pollution as the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture are to

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

After a policy is implemented, the next step in the policy cycle is to

Mediation is a type of dispute resolution that is very similar to a trial.

Resilience is the ability of an ecosystem to recover from a disturbance.

After an original idea is turned into a bill, it

In a criminal case, being found guilty can result in _________________, and in a civil case, being found guilty can result in _______________.

Civil law is to _______________ as criminal law is to crimes against the state or society.

Which of the following is probably NOT a way that public hearings and testimony affect policy?