Deck 16: Green Policy

Question 1

What is the first principle of the commons?

A) Those things that government decides that we all need.
B) Those things that are commonly available in the marketplace.
C) Those things that are consumed and cannot be divided and sold.
D) Those things that are commonly provided by other governments, but not in the U.S.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Homestead Act of 1862

A) established the national park system.
B) gave freed slaves first right of refusal for land acquisition.
C) created seven states in the west.
D) led to the distribution of public lands to individuals.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In the landmark case, Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency 549 U.S. (2007), the Supreme Court found

A) recreation permitting on public lands must adopt a lottery system.
B) animals have rights.
C) motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions can be regulated.
D) wind power development along Cape Cod does not violate property rights.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Some scholars argue that the Battle for Seattle

A) was a form of ecoterrorism.
B) promoted globalism.
C) violated the rights of indigenous peoples.
D) was a focusing event in the 1960s' environmental movement.

Question 5

The national agency that is the primary enforcer of national environmental laws is the

A) FDA.
B) FBI.
C) EPA.
D) DOD.

Question 6

The national law that is the primary federal regulation for workplace environmental quality is

A) OSHA.
B) ESA.
C) CAA.
D) CWA.

Question 7

Coal mining production in the U.S. is approximately

A) 1 million tons per year.
B) 1 billion tons per year.
C) 50 billion tons per year.
D) 100 billion tons per year.

Question 8

Prior appropriation views water as a common while riparian rights view water as personal property.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a form of renewable energy?

A) Wind power
B) Nuclear power
C) Geothermal power
D) Solar power

Question 10

In recent years, timber available for harvest in the U.S. has

A) decreased rapidly.
B) increased modestly.
C) remained the same.
D) It is illegal to cut timber on public lands.