Exam 24: Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning

In a landmark case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Sierra Club could not represent the environment in a lawsuit because it failed to show how the club's members (not the environment) would be materially affected.

In which of the following steps of a bill proceeding to becoming law does the public have an opportunity to give testimony?

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

Who normally identifies the problem in the policy cycle?

A legislative rider is

The Superfund Act

The step before enacting a law or rule in the policy cycle is to

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

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

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

Conservationists regard which of the following as their most powerful tool in protecting environmental quality?

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

A green plan that can serve as a model for the rest of the world because of its comprehensive and long-term nature is that of

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

Which of the following is not a problem associated with international agreements?

Which of the following is NOT a drawback to rational choice policy?

An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required for any federal project that has

After problem identification, the chronology of events in the policy development cycle is

Why is case law so important in setting environmental policy?

Challenges to agency (such as EPA) rules and regulations are heard in _____ courts.