PUH 399 Final Exam With
Complete Solution
What are environmental policies intended to address? - ANSWER 1. resource
regulation
2.pollution reduction
human welfare
3. promotion
resource protection
Kay factors that should contribute to policy development - ANSWER 1.
science
2. ethics
3. economics
4. representation
5. PUH practitioners
How does the legislative branch (congress) shape policy? - ANSWER passes
laws
How does the executive branch (president) shape policy? - ANSWER
legislation signed into law by president
administrative agencies implement and enforce laws by creating regulation
,How does the judicial branch (Supreme Court and lower courts) shape policy?
- ANSWER interpret laws and solve disputes of laws
cooperative federalism - ANSWER federal agency sets national standards and
works with state agencies to achieve them in each state
policy - ANSWER a formal set of general plans and principles to address
problems and guide decision making
First wave of U.S. environmental policy - ANSWER promoted settlement and
extraction of resources
Second wave of U.S. Environmental Policy - ANSWER address problems
caused by westward expansion and encouraged conservation
creation of Yellowstone National Park
Third wave of U.S. environmental policy - ANSWER increased awareness of
environmental problems and shifted public priorities and policies
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
Ohio's Cuyahoga River so badly polluted that it caught fire
First Earth Day
Preservation - ANSWER initiated by John Muir who convinced Teddy
Roosevelt to rapidly add national parks and form a federal agency to oversee
it all
aims to preserve nature for its own sake and out aesthetic/spiritual benefit
conservation - ANSWER Gifford Pinchot led movement as first head of the US
Forest Service
, promotes prudent, efficient, and sustainable extraction and use of natural
resources for the benefit of present and future generations
national Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1970 - ANSWER began the
modern era of environmental policy
created the Council on Environmental Quality
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of 1970 - ANSWER 1. conducts and
evaluates research
2. monitors environmental quality
3. sets and enforces standards for pollution levels
4. assists states in meeting standards and goals
5. educates the public
Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 - ANSWER 1. primary legislation for
protecting biodiversity in the U.S.
2. forbids government and citizens from taking actions that destroy
endangered or threatened species as well as their habitats
3. forbids trading in products made from these species
4. aim to prevent extinction, stabilize declining populations, and enable
populations to recover
Why is ESA so controversial? - ANSWER opponents feel that the ESA values
endangered organisms more than the livelihood of people as protection will
restrict land use and cost jobs
"Shoot, shovel, and shut up" - ANSWER landowners conceal the presence of
Complete Solution
What are environmental policies intended to address? - ANSWER 1. resource
regulation
2.pollution reduction
human welfare
3. promotion
resource protection
Kay factors that should contribute to policy development - ANSWER 1.
science
2. ethics
3. economics
4. representation
5. PUH practitioners
How does the legislative branch (congress) shape policy? - ANSWER passes
laws
How does the executive branch (president) shape policy? - ANSWER
legislation signed into law by president
administrative agencies implement and enforce laws by creating regulation
,How does the judicial branch (Supreme Court and lower courts) shape policy?
- ANSWER interpret laws and solve disputes of laws
cooperative federalism - ANSWER federal agency sets national standards and
works with state agencies to achieve them in each state
policy - ANSWER a formal set of general plans and principles to address
problems and guide decision making
First wave of U.S. environmental policy - ANSWER promoted settlement and
extraction of resources
Second wave of U.S. Environmental Policy - ANSWER address problems
caused by westward expansion and encouraged conservation
creation of Yellowstone National Park
Third wave of U.S. environmental policy - ANSWER increased awareness of
environmental problems and shifted public priorities and policies
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
Ohio's Cuyahoga River so badly polluted that it caught fire
First Earth Day
Preservation - ANSWER initiated by John Muir who convinced Teddy
Roosevelt to rapidly add national parks and form a federal agency to oversee
it all
aims to preserve nature for its own sake and out aesthetic/spiritual benefit
conservation - ANSWER Gifford Pinchot led movement as first head of the US
Forest Service
, promotes prudent, efficient, and sustainable extraction and use of natural
resources for the benefit of present and future generations
national Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1970 - ANSWER began the
modern era of environmental policy
created the Council on Environmental Quality
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of 1970 - ANSWER 1. conducts and
evaluates research
2. monitors environmental quality
3. sets and enforces standards for pollution levels
4. assists states in meeting standards and goals
5. educates the public
Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 - ANSWER 1. primary legislation for
protecting biodiversity in the U.S.
2. forbids government and citizens from taking actions that destroy
endangered or threatened species as well as their habitats
3. forbids trading in products made from these species
4. aim to prevent extinction, stabilize declining populations, and enable
populations to recover
Why is ESA so controversial? - ANSWER opponents feel that the ESA values
endangered organisms more than the livelihood of people as protection will
restrict land use and cost jobs
"Shoot, shovel, and shut up" - ANSWER landowners conceal the presence of
