Exam 24: Politics, environment, and Sustainability

____________________ is an important process,in which individuals or groups use public pressure,personal contacts,and political action to persuade legislators to vote in their favor.

Which environmental NGO helped U.S.citizens organize massive opposition to a proposed government policy that would have allowed sewer operators to routinely dump virtually untreated sewage into the nation's lakes,rivers,and streams?

Groups that advocate passing laws favorable to their causes and repealing laws unfavorable to their positions are called ____________________.

Which branch of government is responsible for overseeing the agencies that carry out government policies?

The primary aim of the Safe Drinking Water Act is to ____.

Most SLAPPs are not expected to be won.

The legal concept of ____________________ occurs when people use their property in a way that causes annoyance or injury to others.

The primary aim of the Endangered Species Act is to ____.

In the United States,the three branches of government aim to act collectively.What is their primary goal?

The primary aim of the Clean Air Acts is to ____.

What percentage of the U.S.population strongly supports environmental laws and regulations,and does not want them weakened?

Which statement best describes the current state of environmental laws in the United States?

Please use the figure above to answer the following question(s). -Individuals,corporations,and environmental organizations interact with each other and with the legislative,executive,and judicial branches of the U.S.government.How do individuals interact with the courts?

Polls show that more than 80% of the U.S.public strongly supports environmental laws and regulations and do not want them weakened.

What proportion of SLAPPs are thrown out by judges?

The economies of all countries are supported by the earth's natural capital.

There has been almost no well-organized movement opposition to the strong environmental laws passed in the 1970s.

Most environmental lawsuits are ____.

Which of the following is considered to be a success?

In 2008,the first college level School of Sustainability was opened at ____.