Which statement describes the nature of the seven major environmental statutes enacted in the 1970s?

A. Each of the statutes was ambitious yet limited to a distinct issue or focus.
B. The statutes as a group were focused on issues of pollution related to use of energy.
C. The statutes were developed by environmental agencies.
D. Each of the statutes could be described as broad and far-reaching in scope and lacking focus.


A. Each of the statutes was ambitious yet limited to a distinct issue or focus.

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are among the precedential documents that establish the “right” of all individuals to be protected from environmental degradation?

A. United States Constitution B. Fair Housing Act of 1968 C. Executive Order 11478 D. Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Campaign contributions donated directly to candidates and, thus, limited by federal election laws are referred to as ______.

a. hard money b. soft money c. a slush fund d. easy cash e. Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) funds

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The process in which party members attend a neighborhood meeting, share ideas and concerns about particular candidates, and cast a ballot for pledged delegates to attend a statewide meeting is called a(n) __________

a. nomination caucus b. binding primary c. open primary d. party convention

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Which statement about the Inkantha Freedom Party is INCORRECT?

a. It is very much a party organized around its aging founder and leader. b. Its support has generally been steady in all post-apartheid elections thus far. c. Although its supporters are chiefly Zulus, it presents itself as a national party and its parliamentarians have typically included non-Zulus. d. It shares many of the same positions as the ANC, although it presents itself as ideologically to the right of that party. e. Until 2004, it controlled the administration of the Kwa-Natal Province, although it has remained in a ruling coalition in that province since then.

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