Earth Day was the brainchild of Senator Ted Kennedy.

1. Earth Day was the brainchild of Senator

Ted Kennedy.

Robert Byrd.

Mike Mansfield.

Ted Stevens.

Gaylord Nelson.

2. A major controversy surrounding the Federal Reserve's role in economic policy is

the Fed's political accountability.

whether the president should be able to veto the Fed's decisions.

the issue of competence.

whether Congress should be able to reject the Fed's decisions.

None of the answers are correct.

3. The tripolar economic world consists of

the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Japan, China, and the United States.

the United States, Japan and China, and the European Union.

the United States, Russia, and Brazil.

North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

4. Which of the following is correct about environmental policy?

The national parks are subject to a dual-use policy of preservation and the extraction of timber, oil, and other natural resources.

The Environmental Protection Agency was elevated to cabinet status in 1998 by President Clinton and the Republican Congress.

Environmental regulation has done little to improve air and water quality.

Policymakers always give more consideration to environmental protection than to economic development when the two conflict.