FSU PUP 3002 CHAPTER 6 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
experiment at stanford - ANSWER-to Michigan voters to take a survey, then exposed
to group discussions with trained moderators
outcome: some open to prospect
cross-cutting cleavages - ANSWER-when a person agrees with a candidate on some
issues, but not all
satisfice - ANSWER-making the best choice at a given moment with limited
information
environmental period - ANSWER-people grew concern for environment in 1950 to
1960
silent spring: book created by Carson introducing ban on DDT
Cuyahoga river fire due to oil
states prior controlled environmental issues; however, federal power took over to
create laws
NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) - ANSWER-law established national
environmental priorities
- required all feds to prepare environmental impact statements
- all government cares about the environment
EPA - ANSWER-an agency would become the central regulatory Body of
environmental policy
clean air act - ANSWER-pollution standards
NAAQS for 6 criteria pollutants
permitting system
technology based (coal scrubbers) and
performance based
passed cost-benefit analysis (process to measure cost and benefit of a policy)
clean water act - ANSWER--point sources: single identifiable sources of water
pollution
-effluent: limit on the amount of point source pollution
goal: all surface water "fishable and swimmable"
RCRA - ANSWER-Disposal of hazardous waste
-cradle to grave: detailed tracking record
Safe Drinking Act - ANSWER-standards and maintenance on public drinking water
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
experiment at stanford - ANSWER-to Michigan voters to take a survey, then exposed
to group discussions with trained moderators
outcome: some open to prospect
cross-cutting cleavages - ANSWER-when a person agrees with a candidate on some
issues, but not all
satisfice - ANSWER-making the best choice at a given moment with limited
information
environmental period - ANSWER-people grew concern for environment in 1950 to
1960
silent spring: book created by Carson introducing ban on DDT
Cuyahoga river fire due to oil
states prior controlled environmental issues; however, federal power took over to
create laws
NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) - ANSWER-law established national
environmental priorities
- required all feds to prepare environmental impact statements
- all government cares about the environment
EPA - ANSWER-an agency would become the central regulatory Body of
environmental policy
clean air act - ANSWER-pollution standards
NAAQS for 6 criteria pollutants
permitting system
technology based (coal scrubbers) and
performance based
passed cost-benefit analysis (process to measure cost and benefit of a policy)
clean water act - ANSWER--point sources: single identifiable sources of water
pollution
-effluent: limit on the amount of point source pollution
goal: all surface water "fishable and swimmable"
RCRA - ANSWER-Disposal of hazardous waste
-cradle to grave: detailed tracking record
Safe Drinking Act - ANSWER-standards and maintenance on public drinking water
