Which of the following best describes how cap-and-trade is a market-based solution for dealing with carbon dioxide emissions?
a. The market has reduced carbon dioxide emissions without government intervention because companies have self-regulated to remain competitive.
b. The states have reduced carbon dioxide emissions because the federal government has been unwilling to do so.
c. Companies that pollute have spent significant money lobbying Congress to grant them exemptions from environmental regulations.
d. It allows those who reduce emissions to sell credits to those who do not meet environmental standards.
d
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a. bilateral treaties. b. multilateral treaties. c. a treaty. d. executive agreements. e. collective security.
Which of the following issues recently addressed by the state of Arizona has resulted in laws that have some aspects that are at odds with federal policies and were found to be unconstitutional?
A. Immigration policy B. Maximum speed limits on interstate highways C. Establishing an official language D. Increasing minimum wage E. Gun regulation policy