What is an environmental impact statement? What legislation first required their use?
What will be an ideal response?
An environmental impact statement is a requirement that before a project can be approved, a report must be filed detailing the environmental impact of the project, its potential negative consequences and possible alternative. They began to be required with the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970.
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A) Naturalistic research in mental hospitals. B) Case study research in mental hospitals. C) Participant-observer research in college classes. D) Correlational research on the mentally ill.
All of the following are common activities of political parties except
a. door-to-door canvassing during elections. b. vetoing legislation that doesn't fit the philosophy of the party. c. providing voters with cues on how to vote. d. running phone banks on behalf of candidates. e. contributing money to campaigns.
The year 1707 marks the last time a British monarch failed to give __________ to an act of Parliament
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Brown v. Board of Education involved _____
a. use of the Fourteenth Amendment to strike down school segregation b. ending the white primary c. striking down Jim Crow laws across the South d. protection of freedom of speech for civil rights activists e. abortion rights