BESC 367 Quiz Questions with All Correct Answers
Which of the following best describes adjudication? - Answer-The legal process of resolving a dispute
Who oversees adjudication in administrative agencies? - Answer-Administrative law judges
True or false: The Government in Sunshine Act is t...
Which of the following best describes adjudication? - Answer-The legal process of
resolving a dispute
Who oversees adjudication in administrative agencies? - Answer-Administrative law
judges
True or false: The Government in Sunshine Act is the legislation that defines the
processes to be followed during the adjudication process. - Answer-False
Which of the following best describes an advantage of the informal model of
rulemaking? - Answer-Cost- and time-efficient
Which of the following best describes an advantage of the regulated negotiation model
of rulemaking? - Answer-Is more likely to be acceptable to the involved parties
Which of the following best describes a disadvantage of the formal model of
rulemaking? - Answer-The process can be costly
Under what category of law does environmental law belong to? - Answer-Administrative
Law
How is an administrative agency usually established? - Answer-By the Legislative
Branch, via an enabling statute
Which of the following is a duty that agencies are expected to execute? - Answer-Duties
of public interest
What types of powers are administrative agencies given? - Answer-Legislative, judicial,
and executive powers.
True or false: Administrative agencies are entirely independent from the other branches
of government. - Answer-False
The Tragedy of the Commons can best be described by? - Answer-A system in which
everyone acts according to their own self-interest, while behaving contrary to the good
of everyone by depleting a necessary resource
Which example best describes the Tragedy of the Commons? - Answer-Many ranchers
who allow their cows to all graze on one shared field
, Which of the following best describes a free rider? - Answer-Those who do not pay for
the good, but do use it
Which of the following resources are public goods that suffer from the free rider
problem? - Answer-Water, air, and public land
Which of the following best describes an external cost? - Answer-A cost not directly
related to production or consumption of a good or service that is not directly reflected by
market prices
Which of the following is the most common argument for the government intervening in
the market with regards to the environment? - Answer-Regulating the market allows
third parties who do not influence prices to have a voice
Which best describe the role of the US Forest Service? - Answer-balance natural
resource use and conservation
Within EPA's structure, there are ____ regions across the United States. - Answer-10
OSHA and ________ are agencies within the Department of Labor. - Answer-NIOSH
Which of the following best defines FONSI - Answer-There is no reason to file an EIS
True or false: NEPA provides transparency and gives the public a voice. - Answer-True
True or false: NEPA requires that agencies perform EISs early enough so that they can
serve practically as an important contribution to the decision-making process - Answer-
True
What is the best explanation for categorical exclusion? - Answer-Exemption of activities
on the basis that they will likely never yield significant environmental impacts
In what order do court cases progress through the federal court system? - Answer-
District courts, circuit court of appeals, supreme court
The 4th Amendment - Answer-Protection against unreasonable search and seizure
Which of the following best describes the threshold issue of case or controversy? -
Answer-The requirement that a problem must exist
The CFR or Code of Federal Regulations contains how many titles? - Answer-50 Titles
Which of the following describes how a legal venue is chosen? - Answer-Based on the
residency of the defendant, based on the location of the property being disputed, and
based on the location of the incident.
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