test 3 quiz questions Flashcards
Which of the following are main reasons (problems) that cause government to intervene to solve environmental health problems?
A. When environmental threats represent public goods (collective) problems that cannot be solved through private action alone
B. “Market imperfections” (e.g., inadequate information, lack of competitiveness, externalities) may justify goverment action such as regulation
C. Public pressure
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a definition of politics?
A. Intruige or maneuvering within a political unit or group to gain control or power; artful or dishonest/disingenuous action or words to gain political advantage
B. The management of a political party, the conduct and contest of parties regarding political measures or administration of public affairs
C. The intentional addimilation of diverse multicultural elements into a unified multidimensional cabal
D. The collective choices we make as a society, including policy goals and the means we use to achieve them
C. The intentional assimilation of diverse multicultural elements into a unifies multidimensional cabal
Which of the following best describes what “agenda setting” is, within the contect of the political cycle model?
A. Comprises all activities that bring environmental problems to the attention of public and political leaders, and that shape the ideas and policy alternatives that get serious consideration
B. Giving legal and political force to decisions so that they are broadly accepted by pertinent publics
C. Activities directed toward putting policies and programs into effect
D. Design and drafting of policy goals and strategies for achieving them, usually involves the use of environmental science and policy analysis
A. Comprises all activities that bring environmental problems to the attention of public and political leaders, and that shape the ideas and policy alternatives that get serious consideration
What principle should government regulatory agencies invoke when the scientific data are insufficient for developing an environmental standard?
Precautionary principle
Which of the following best defines the concept of “sustainable development”?
A. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
B. Development that identifies short-term opportunities to comply with current environmental regulations while simultaneously increasing profit
C. Development that seeks the simultaneous achievement of 3 complimentary goals for current and future generations: a) environmental protection, b) economic prosperity, c) social justice
D. A and C
D. A and C
Policy gridlock in the US Congress has its roots on disagreements among stakeholders and policymakers on how to balance which of the following?
A. Environmental protection
B. Economic prosperity
C. Social Justice
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
All of the following are examples of policy legitimation EXCEPT:
A. Giving legal force to decisions (court ruling)
B. Authorizing or justifying policy action
C. Developing proposed courses of action to resolve an environmental problem
D. Viewing the policy as a proper exercise of government authority
C. Developing proposed courses of action to resolve an environmental problem
T/F: In the hierarchy of controls, engineering efforts are attempted after elimination steps.
True
T/F: Personal protection is often used for the general population in controlling air pollution
False
T/F: Cap and trade has lowered SO2 emissions
True
T/F: Stratospheric ozone produces individual respritory problems
True
T/F: Failed controls partly caused the Walkerton outbreak
True
T/F: wastewater systems can produce large volumes of water needing treatment
True
T/F: Almost a billion people lack improved water supplies
True
T/F: Failure to control waterborne pathogens most commonly cause acute gastroenteritis
True
