What is risk-based decision-making in the context of environmental policymaking?

What will be an ideal response?


Rather than focusing on absolute prohibitions against all hazards, government policymakers should focus on the most dangerous pollutants and seek to reduce those to levels that are deemed safe. This type of decision-making is a trade-off among environmental values, technical feasibility, and economic growth.

Political Science

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If you square a correlation coefficient and subtract this number from 1.00, what is the result?

a) the coefficient of alienation b) the coefficient of determination c) the amount of variance NOT explained by the variance in each variable d) both a and c

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Which historical figure has been named the father of public administration?

   a. Lorenz von Stein  b. Adam Smith  c. Robert Owen  d. George Washington 

Political Science

Which high-ranking employee of the United States government is responsible for arguing on behalf of the government before the U.S. Supreme Court in most cases when the federal government is a party?

a. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court b. White House Legal Counsel c. District Attorney d. U.S. Attorney General e. U.S. Solicitor General

Political Science

Early colonists came to America for ______.

A. religious freedom B. free land and the right to vote C. a higher quality of living including running water and medical care D. various economic, political, religious, and philosophical reasons

Political Science