Explain the common purpose and elements of the seven key environmental statutes developed in the early 1970s.

What will be an ideal response?


Each of the statutes was ambitious yet limited to a distinct issue or focus in the effort to prevent pollution and protect human health.

Political Science

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Attempts to promote South-South trade have been primarily __________

A) impractical B) effective C) conducted among Middle Eastern countries D) conducted among newly democratized countries

Political Science

Identify and explain the two reasons Texas uses elections to select most of its judges, and explain why the textbook authors state that one reason is ironic.

What will be an ideal response?

Political Science

Which of the following represents a unitary political system?

a. the United States after 1788 b. the United States before 1788 c. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland d. India

Political Science

In Osborne v. Ohio, the Supreme Court ruled that states can outlaw the possession of child pornography in the home because

A) ownership of child pornography perpetuates the commercial demand for exploitation of children. B) children may be living in the home. C) child pornography universally violates community standards. D) child pornography guarantees deviant behavior. E) ownership of child pornography is offensive by contemporary standards.

Political Science