executive branch 442
judicial branch 442 		legislative branch 442
policy 442 		On-line Flashcards
      Would you participate in an environmental protest? Would you be willing to go to jail for the cause? Are protests even effective anymore? Protestors in Seattle gathered to bring attention to World Trade Organization decisions that may threaten environmental security in some nations. Check out Environmental Concerns in the "Battle for Seattle," At World Trade Organization Talks to see how effective this protest was in bringing attention to the decision-making processes of a powerful international organization.       Is environmental security an issue that will receive more attention in the future? For further information about the cyanide spill that is causing arguments about environmental security between Hungary and Romania, take a look at Europe's Worst Fish Kill Follows Romanian Mine Spill.
      The Swedish parliament is leading the way in making sure that environmental issues are an important part of national decision making. Check out Swedish Parliament Plans Budget for Environmental Indicators to see how Sweden is planning to include environmental indicators in their national budget.
Review Questions
  1. What are the major responsibilities of each of the three branches of the U.S. government?
  2. What are some of the enforcement options in U.S. environmental policy?
  3. What role does administrative law play in U.S. environmental policy?
  4. What are some of the criticisms of U.S. environmental policy?

  1. In the past 10 years, how has public opinion in the United States changed concerning the protection of the environment?
  2. Why is environmentalism a growing factor in international relations?
  3. Give some examples of international environmental conventions and treaties.
Critical Thinking Questions
  1. Does Chapter 20 have an overall point of view? If you were going to present the problems of environmental policy making and enforcement to others, what framework would you use?
  2. The authors of this text say that "we are progressing from an environmental paradigm based on cleanup and control to one including assessment, anticipation, and avoidance." Do you agree with this assessment? Are there environmental problems that are harder to be proactive about than others?
  3. Does a command-and-control approach to environmental problems, an approach that emphasizes regulation and remediation, make sense with global environmental problems such as global climite change, habitat destruction, and ozone depletion?
  4. What values, perspectives, and beliefs does the Wise Use Movement exhibit in their response to environmental legislation? How are they similar to, and/or different from your own?
  1. How is it best, as a global society with many political demarcations, to preserve the resources that are held in common? What special problems does this kind of preservation entail?
  2. Do you agree with William Ruckelshaus that current environmental problems require a change on the part of industrialized and developing countries that would be "a modification in society comparable in scale to the agricultural revolution . . . and Industrial Revolution"? What kinds of changes might that mean in your life? Would these be positive, or negative, changes?
  3. New treaties regarding free trade might enable some nations to argue that other nations' environmental legislation is too restrictive, thereby imposing a barrier to trade that is subject to sanction. What special problems and possibilities might the new global economy provide environmental preservation? What do you think about that?