Governments have a special role in environmental protection because
a. private investors will not normally be paid for providing environmental protection (since those that do not pay can still enjoy it).
b. public opinion does not aggressively demand environmental protection.
c. pollution normally remains within the jurisdiction of states and provinces.
d. environmental protection never makes good business sense.
Answer: a
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The capacity to shape government policies through political action is known as __________
A)political power B)political privilege C)political partisanship D)political persuasion
What does the success of George W. Bush's faith-based initiative illustrate about presidential power?
A)Even though unilateral powers have limits, presidents can use themto shape both the content and the implementation of policies that Congress may not have enacted. B)Presidents are most successful when they are persuasive and build coalitions with Congress to pass legislation that advances their common interests. C)In the exercise of unilateral powers, presidents are still bound to respect and work within the limits of their formal constitutional powers. D)The unilateral actions undertaken to effect policy change by one president are easily reversed or undone by a successive president or Congress.