NRSM 430 Midterm Study Guide With
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Course Objectives - ANSWER Understand social and economic factors,
federalism and constitutional forces, Administrative Procedures Act (APA),
Legal principles, Judicial powers, statutory interpretation, history of National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its components like Environmental Impact
Statements (EIS), and understand key natural resource doctrines such as
Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Forest Foundational Act (NFMA),
and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
Pedagogy - ANSWER the method and practice of teaching, especially as an
academic subject or theoretical concept
Five Pedagogical Approaches - ANSWER Constructivist, Collaborative,
Reflective, Integrative, and Inquiry-Based
Constructivist - ANSWER Learners construct understanding based on
experience through their everyday lives (pedagogical approach)
Collaborative - ANSWER Learners collaborate to gain understanding
(pedagogical approach)
Reflective - ANSWER Learners reflect to gain understanding more effectively,
like journaling (pedagogical approach)
Integrative - ANSWER Learners integrate current topic by making connections
with other topics at different stages of the curriculum (pedagogical approach)
Inquiry-Based - ANSWER Learners are presented with questions, scenarios, or
problems that require critical thinking to solve; Socratic (pedagogical approach)
Natural Resource Law Roots - ANSWER Began mainly as a discipline of property
law, it has evolved to include strong components of administrative law
, Natural Resource Law Focuses - ANSWER Deals with the management and use
of natural resources, public land management, resource allocation,
administrative law, property clause, and wildlife (non-ESA)
Environmental Law Focuses - ANSWER Public health, pollution control,
enforcement policies, and chemistry
Similarities of Natural Resource Law and Environmental Law - ANSWER ESA,
NEPA, federalism, basic administrative law, statutory/regulatory interpretation,
takings, and wetlands
How many main changes of the Natural Resource Law field have there been over
time? - ANSWER 4
Change 1 Overtime - ANSWER 1. Martz (1951): followed the private property
approach to acquisition and extraction of resources (minerals, water, timber,
etc.)
Change 2 Overtime - ANSWER Blumm (Second Generation): responding to
increased administrative regulation over the use of private property and
resources
Change 3 Overtime - ANSWER Coggins et al. (1981-2002): introduced a division
between regulation of public (natural resources) and private (environmental)
resources
Change 4 Overtime - ANSWER Current administrative environmental model
blends the regulation of private property for environmental purposes
Why Natural Resource Law is Offered - ANSWER It covers a broad range of
multiple legal disciplines (constitutional, admin, property, regulated, industries,
courts), fundamental skills (statutory interpretation), wide range of social and
ethical issues, and non-legal disciplines (economics, geosciences, etc.)
Legal Cycle Quote - ANSWER The evolution of water law in Montana since
territorial days is like the evolution of civilization: slow, occasional spurts of
progress, and finally, rapid change that boggles the mind (Ted Doney)
Legal Cycle Step 1 - ANSWER Public land management and resource statutes
enacted by the legislative branch delegate implementing authority to the
administrative branch
Legal Cycle Step 2 - ANSWER Agencies adopt and apply regulations to manage
public land and resources. Agency decisions present fertile grounds for dispute
by the many stakeholders competing to use and enjoy public resources
Complete Solutions
Course Objectives - ANSWER Understand social and economic factors,
federalism and constitutional forces, Administrative Procedures Act (APA),
Legal principles, Judicial powers, statutory interpretation, history of National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its components like Environmental Impact
Statements (EIS), and understand key natural resource doctrines such as
Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Forest Foundational Act (NFMA),
and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
Pedagogy - ANSWER the method and practice of teaching, especially as an
academic subject or theoretical concept
Five Pedagogical Approaches - ANSWER Constructivist, Collaborative,
Reflective, Integrative, and Inquiry-Based
Constructivist - ANSWER Learners construct understanding based on
experience through their everyday lives (pedagogical approach)
Collaborative - ANSWER Learners collaborate to gain understanding
(pedagogical approach)
Reflective - ANSWER Learners reflect to gain understanding more effectively,
like journaling (pedagogical approach)
Integrative - ANSWER Learners integrate current topic by making connections
with other topics at different stages of the curriculum (pedagogical approach)
Inquiry-Based - ANSWER Learners are presented with questions, scenarios, or
problems that require critical thinking to solve; Socratic (pedagogical approach)
Natural Resource Law Roots - ANSWER Began mainly as a discipline of property
law, it has evolved to include strong components of administrative law
, Natural Resource Law Focuses - ANSWER Deals with the management and use
of natural resources, public land management, resource allocation,
administrative law, property clause, and wildlife (non-ESA)
Environmental Law Focuses - ANSWER Public health, pollution control,
enforcement policies, and chemistry
Similarities of Natural Resource Law and Environmental Law - ANSWER ESA,
NEPA, federalism, basic administrative law, statutory/regulatory interpretation,
takings, and wetlands
How many main changes of the Natural Resource Law field have there been over
time? - ANSWER 4
Change 1 Overtime - ANSWER 1. Martz (1951): followed the private property
approach to acquisition and extraction of resources (minerals, water, timber,
etc.)
Change 2 Overtime - ANSWER Blumm (Second Generation): responding to
increased administrative regulation over the use of private property and
resources
Change 3 Overtime - ANSWER Coggins et al. (1981-2002): introduced a division
between regulation of public (natural resources) and private (environmental)
resources
Change 4 Overtime - ANSWER Current administrative environmental model
blends the regulation of private property for environmental purposes
Why Natural Resource Law is Offered - ANSWER It covers a broad range of
multiple legal disciplines (constitutional, admin, property, regulated, industries,
courts), fundamental skills (statutory interpretation), wide range of social and
ethical issues, and non-legal disciplines (economics, geosciences, etc.)
Legal Cycle Quote - ANSWER The evolution of water law in Montana since
territorial days is like the evolution of civilization: slow, occasional spurts of
progress, and finally, rapid change that boggles the mind (Ted Doney)
Legal Cycle Step 1 - ANSWER Public land management and resource statutes
enacted by the legislative branch delegate implementing authority to the
administrative branch
Legal Cycle Step 2 - ANSWER Agencies adopt and apply regulations to manage
public land and resources. Agency decisions present fertile grounds for dispute
by the many stakeholders competing to use and enjoy public resources
