What is California's "cap-and-trade" system and what is its purpose?
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California's Air Resources Board was authorized by AB 32 to implement programs that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California. They implemented a cap-and-trade system for regulating GHG emissions that became operational in 2012. In this market-based approach, the state sets an upper limit, or cap, on the aggregate amount of statewide GHG emissions. Polluters were initially given trading credits for the amount of GHGs they normally produce. Every year, the total cap on statewide emissions declines by 2-3%, providing incentives for polluters to invest in more efficient technologies or to reduce their own emissions, thereby creating for themselves a surplus of carbon trading credits that they can sell at a quarterly online auction.
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A. the legality of abortion. B. defamation by libel. C. symbolic speech. D. commercial speech. E. the right to die.
Why is the office of the lieutenant governor considered by some to be the most powerful office in Texas state government?
a. This office is elected independently of the governor and can develop a dominant legislative role. b. This office, unlike the governor's, is protected from being charged with crimes while in office. c. The Texas Constitution grants the lieutenant governor more authority than the governor. d. The lieutenant governor has the sole power and responsibility to appoint statewide officials.
Which was an undeclared war by Congress?
a. Vietnam b. World War I c. World War II d. The Civil War
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