Define the term “intergenerational equity” and explain how it relates to climate change and energy policy.
What will be an ideal response?
Intergenerational equity considers what is fair to future generations. Climate change will impact future generations much more severely than today’s generations; climate change policy (or lack thereof) raises ethical issues about how climate change will impact people in the future much more than today.
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Why do presidential candidates tend to focus their efforts on battleground states?
a. Battleground states have the most Electoral College votes. b. Battleground states have more electors than they would deserve if electors were allocated by population. c. Candidates focus on battleground states in order to increase their media exposure. d. The winner-take-all system makes battleground states more relevant to a campaign.
Durable shifts in the balance of power between party coalitions is known as
a. review. b. realignment. c. identification. d. incrementalism. e. compromise.