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Review Part 18
The Environment & Energy
1) All the following are special interest
environmental groups EXCEPT
a. Audubon Society
b. National Association of Manufactures
c. Greenpeace
d. Sierra Club
e. Wilderness Society
1) All the following are special interest
environmental groups EXCEPT
a. Audubon Society
b. National Association of Manufactures
c. Greenpeace
d. Sierra Club
e. Wilderness Society
2) The main purpose of the National
Environmental Policy Act was to
a. Require government agencies to issue
environmental impact statements if their policies
would have a negative impact on the environment
b. Require the Environmental Protection Agency to
monitor clean air standards
c. Establish clean water standards
d. Establish a superfund to clean up environmental
abuses
e. Require the Department of the Interior to establish
criteria for ocean dumping
2) The main purpose of the National
Environmental Policy Act was to
a. Require government agencies to issue
environmental impact statements if their policies
would have a negative impact on the environment
b. Require the Environmental Protection Agency to
monitor clean air standards
c. Establish clean water standards
d. Establish a superfund to clean up environmental
abuses
e. Require the Department of the Interior to establish
criteria for ocean dumping
Explanation
The act, passed in 1969, dealt strictly with the
issuance of environmental impact statements of
governmental policies. Choice B, although correct
substantively, does not come about as a result of
the act in question. Choice C takes place as a
result of the Clean Water Act. Choice D occurs as
a result of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, and
Choice E is also a correct statement but has no
direct relationship to the Environmental Policy Act
3) The superfund was originally enacted in
response to which of the following events?
a. The oil spill caused by the grounding of the
Exxon Valdez
b. The nuclear meltdown at the Three Mile Island
nuclear plant
c. Toxic and chemical dumping at the Love Canal
d. The Nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl
e. The dismantling of the Shoreham nuclear plant
3) The superfund was originally enacted in
response to which of the following events?
a. The oil spill caused by the grounding of the
Exxon Valdez
b. The nuclear meltdown at the Three Mile Island
nuclear plant
c. Toxic and chemical dumping at the Love Canal
d. The Nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl
e. The dismantling of the Shoreham nuclear plant
4) All the following choices represent features
of the Clean Air Act of 1990 EXCEPT
a. It established standards to protect the
ozone layer
b. It set overall carbon dioxide standards
c. It established standards to attack the acid
rain problems
d. It directed factories to reduce emissions
e. It directed auto manufactures to sell electric
cars
4) All the following choices represent features
of the Clean Air Act of 1990 EXCEPT
a. It established standards to protect the
ozone layer
b. It set overall carbon dioxide standards
c. It established standards to attack the acid
rain problems
d. It directed factories to reduce emissions
e. It directed auto manufactures to sell electric
cars
5) Which of the following choices was a major
consequence of United States reliance on
nonrenewable resources during Middle East
tensions?
a. It made the United States less dependent on the Middle
East
b. Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana were able to meet the
demand for energy
c. OPEC decided to reduce exports
d. The United States decided to turn to nuclear energy as a
primary energy source
e. The United States’ use of hydroelectric sources increased
5) Which of the following choices was a major
consequence of United States reliance on
nonrenewable resources during Middle East
tensions?
a. It made the United States less dependent on the Middle
East
b. Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana were able to meet the
demand for energy
c. OPEC decided to reduce exports
d. The United States decided to turn to nuclear energy as a
primary energy source
e. The United States’ use of hydroelectric sources increased
6) Which of the following was created as a
result of the Energy Reorganization Act?
a. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
b. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
c. Department of Energy
d. A superfund for energy
e. The continued operation of the Tennessee
Valley Authority
6) Which of the following was created as a
result of the Energy Reorganization Act?
a. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
b. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
c. Department of Energy
d. A superfund for energy
e. The continued operation of the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Explanation
This question requires the specific knowledge of the
provisions of the act. You probably can eliminate
choices D and E because you should be familiar
with the derivation of the TVA and you should be
able to recognize that the Superfund deals with
the cleanup of hazardous waste. The Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission is responsible to
the Department of Energy. The correct choice, A,
was created to deal with such related issues as the
Three Mile Island meltdown
7) Which of the following is considered the
main environmental regulatory agency?
a. Energy Department
b. Council of Environmental Quality
c. Commerce Department
d. Environmental Protection Agency
e. Interior Department
7) Which of the following is considered the
main environmental regulatory agency?
a. Energy Department
b. Council of Environmental Quality
c. Commerce Department
d. Environmental Protection Agency
e. Interior Department
8) Which of the following proposals that have
an impact on the environment was made by
the Republicans after they won a majority in
the House of Representatives in 1994?
a. The passage of anti-regulatory legislation
b. The institution of increased federal funds for the
environment
c. The passage of a global treaty protecting the tropical rain
forest
d. The passage of legislation that would increase federal
mandates
e. The abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency
8) Which of the following proposals that have
an impact on the environment was made by
the Republicans after they won a majority in
the House of Representatives in 1994?
a. The passage of anti-regulatory legislation
b. The institution of increased federal funds for the
environment
c. The passage of a global treaty protecting the tropical rain
forest
d. The passage of legislation that would increase federal
mandates
e. The abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency
Explanation
One of the components of the Republican
Contract with America was the Unfunded
Mandates Bill. This act and other acts aimed
to reduce the number of regulations, many of
which had an impact on the environment, by
the federal government on the states.
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