A) pairs environmental causes with lobbyists already working on other causes
B) is the movement of influential individuals between the private sector and government agencies
C) is illegal in most states
D) allows lobbyists to work for many political entities at the same time
E) allows corporate heads to work together on political legislation
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A) help weak governments by loaning money to heads of state for military infrastructure
B) fund economic development such as dams and irrigation projects in developing nations
C) fund international environmental studies of issues such as pollution and global warming
D) provide ease of banking for multinational corporations
E) fund international projects for developed nations,including dams on international rivers,multinational irrigation projects,and the spraying of herbicides and insecticides
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A) This pollution went undetected by agents overwhelmed by the amount of work.
B) The federal laws preventing water pollution did not apply to Ohio,where this occurred.
C) The industries that polluted the water had been repeatedly fined for polluting and simply continued to ignore the laws.
D) There were no federal regulations of water pollution at that time.
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A) promote fairness among people and groups in the use of resources and protection from pollution
B) promote economic growth and social prosperity
C) preserve all present natural areas in their pristine condition for future generations
D) use natural resources for economically important industrial products
E) protect the values of the landowner from unfair government regulations
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A) Grand Canyon
B) Yellowstone
C) Glacier
D) Death Valley
E) Yosemite
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A) required compensation to be given to anyone harmed by deliberate pollution from any business or corporate entity
B) required environmental impact statements for any projects funded by the U.S.government
C) put all federal land under stringent environmental protection
D) was signed into law by Bill Clinton
E) altered the amount of chemicals allowed in water as a result of industrial pollution
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The first major era addressed public lan...View Answer
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A) Congress
B) OSHA
C) USFS
D) EPA
E) Office of Management and Budget
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A) that banned the sale and export of products made of ivory
B) that banned the sale and export of invasive species
C) whose goal was to protect the ozone layer
D) whose goal was to ban the proliferation of nuclear weapons
E) that was not approved by the U.S.because many lawmakers did not believe in global climate change
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A) Toxic Substances Control Act
B) Soil and Water Conservation Act
C) Clean Rivers Act
D) Safe Drinking Water Act
E) Clean Water Act
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A) they preside over lawsuits and complaints filed by grassroots organizations,businesses,and individuals regarding interpretation and constitutionality of environmental laws
B) the courts mandate that environmental law preempt all other federal laws
C) they allow corporations in the United States to disregard the environmental laws of other countries
D) they regulate administrative agencies at various levels of government,including the EPA
E) their purpose is to assist corporations to negotiate with the legislative branch
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A) protected endangered species
B) were passed as early as 1980
C) promoted settlement of the West and resource extraction
D) dealt primarily with management of private land
E) reduced pollution caused by early industrial efforts
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A) limit -and -manage
B) carrot -and -stick
C) command -and -control
D) end -of -the -alley
E) TBSS
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A) administrative agencies
B) the legislative branch
C) oversight committees and private citizens
D) the judicial branch
E) watchdog groups
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A) national economic growth to global economic growth
B) productivity to economic growth
C) productivity to profits
D) economic growth to the well -being of humans
E) sustainability to productivity
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A) Fundamental environmental policy is already set forth in the Constitution.
B) In a case of conflict,state laws always take precedence over federal laws and the Constitution.
C) The Constitution can be modified by the judicial branch of the U.S.government.
D) By paying a waiver fee,federal laws can override the Constitution.
E) State laws cannot violate the Constitution.
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A) The EPA funds ecological studies that inform the executive branch about what environmental laws are needed.
B) The EPA develops rules and regulations based on laws passed by Congress.
C) The EPA passes laws that control environmental regulations.
D) The EPA determines which laws passed by the judicial branch apply to environmental policy.
E) The EPA has no jurisdiction over environmental policy.
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A) ensures that mining operations repair and restore an area when they are done mining
B) provides no governmental oversight to mining in the United States
C) was repealed in the 1970s
D) allows mining companies to mine land held by private citizens without compensating them
E) provides free equipment to promote mining in the West
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