Review Part 18

1

• Review Part 18
• The Environment Energy

2

• 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

3

• 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

4

• 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

5

• 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

6

• 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

7

• 3) The superfund was originally enacted in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

8

• 3) The superfund was originally enacted in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

9

• 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

10

• 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

11

• 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

12

• 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

13

• 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

14

• 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

15

• 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

16

• 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

17

• 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

18

• 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

19

• 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

20

• 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.

21

• The End