2025 Updates STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH
SOLUTIONS) Intro to American Government II | Qs &
As | 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- LU
President obama has proposed several initiative s to help the united states reduce its
foreign oik consumption. Some of his initiatives are - ANSWERRenewed emphasis on
nuclear power for electricity, expansion of offshore drilling for oil and increased
CAFE standards
The EPA is - ANSWERA regulatory agency strongly influence d by the President
True or false: the rasmussen report issued by the nuclear regulatory commission
concluded that nuclear accidents woulld probably happen.. be accurate -
ANSWERFalse
What value s characterized preisent bushs energy policy - ANSWERIncreased
domestic production
Which of these is not a challenge to the US energy systen - ANSWERExtremist
conservationists
Trueor false: the policy decisions of the texas railroad commission, which regulated
oil l production in texas, tended to define national oil policy in the 1950s -
ANSWERTrue
The atomic energy commission (aec) was established to - ANSWERPromote and
regulate the development of nuclear energy
After the oil crisis of the 1979s subsided US energy policy was characterized by
complacency. Which if the following contributed to that - ANSWERA decrease in the
public s concern
Liberals favor - ANSWERStricter governmental regulation of pollution
The federal government and state governments adopted measures to curtail
competition in the energy sector because - ANSWERThe energy industry demanded
protection from threats to their profits
The EPA - ANSWERIs responsible for regulating water quality
The clean water restorayion act of 1966 and the water pollution control act
amendments of 1972 transferred water quality enforcement responsibility -
ANSWERFrom the state to the federal government
, Project independence was designed to help the united states achieve energy self-
sufficiency by 1980. Which of the following was not part of the project -
ANSWERIncreased funding for public transportation
The expanded use of nuclear energy has been moderated by - ANSWERConcerns
over safety water disposal and decommissioning of plants
The coal acts of 1935 and 1937 whichimposed production quotas in order to stabilize
profits and protect wages were adopted - ANSWERWith the support of the united
mine workers and coal companies
The kyoto protocok of 1997 has not been ratified by the united states. The
opposition to ratification is because - ANSWERIt requires the united states to reduce
emissions but exempts china placing the US at a significant economic disadvantage
Increased responsibility of state governments for environmental enforcement would
result in - ANSWERWeaker standards
Which of these was not a part of project independence 1973 - ANSWERRegukation
of natural gas
Neo-conservatives fabor which of these methods of addressing environmental
concerns - ANSWERTaxes or fees for pollution
Which of the following is true - ANSWERCases about unequal education funding are
handled primarily by state courts
Most republicans supported president clintons goals 2000 as part of his education
policy but opposed - ANSWERCreatiin of natural standards
The rationale of focusing affirmative action on college admissions and hiring
decisions is - ANSWERThat these are the few critical decision points at which it is
possibke to restart the race
The Federal role in education is relatively larger (compared to states and local
governments) in - ANSWERHigher education
With regard to the Supreme courts attitude on equality, which of the following
statements is true - ANSWERLike congress the supreme court has expanded the
concept of legal equality to cover more groups in american society
De facto segregation of schools was due to - ANSWERDiscriminatory housing
patterns
The state of texas initiated the top 10 percent plan when - ANSWERThe fifth circuit
court of appeals ruled that race could not be considered in affirmative action
admission policies