The publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring focused the nation's attention on which of the following?
a. noise pollution from airports near populated areas
b. environmental damage from toxic and hazardous wastes
c. water shortages
d. sinkholes
Answer: b
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Although state officials may frequently complain about the policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, which of the following is true?
A. Governors, in fact, can override any action by the Environmental Protection Agency with which they disagree. B. These policies are little more than suggestions for voluntary constraints on pollution. C. The employees of the Environmental Protection Agency actually work for the states. D. The presence of national standards insulates environmental protection from cutthroat competition among the states.
Which of the following is a tax expenditure?
a. appropriations bills b. authorization bills c. lower tax rates for stock and real estate profits d. estate taxes
Which of the following is true of a revolution?
A. A revolution is propagated with the exclusive aim of overcoming a cultural grievance and is not politically motivated. B. A revolution does not seek a transfer of power to the insurgents. C. A revolution does not involve armed conflict typically. D. A conflict is only considered a revolution if it spreads across state boundaries. E. A civil war won by insurgents is known as a revolution.
According to Aristotle, democracy is a type of government in which
a. the rulers are self-serving. b. the rulers promote the interest of the entire public. c. the rulers believe in the principle of natural rights. d. the rulers are limited in power by the existence of a bill of rights.