Natural Resources Law Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Natural Resources Law provides an in-depth examination of the legal principles and regulatory frameworks governing the use, management, and conservation of natural resources such as land, water, minerals, forests, and wildlife. The course explores the interplay between public and private interests, the allocation of rights and responsibilities, and the role of government agencies in resource management. Key topics include sustainability, environmental justice, land use policy, indigenous rights, and emerging challenges posed by climate change, technological advancements, and international agreements. Students will analyze statutes, case law, and policy mechanisms that shape resource governance, preparing them for legal practice or policymaking roles in environmental and resource sectors.
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Environmental Law 8th Edition by Nancy K. Kubasek
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Chapter 1: The American Legal System: the Source of Environmental Law
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Q1) Criminal law
A) is statutory law.
B) places the burden of proof on the prosecutor.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.
Answer: C
Q2) Because of the doctrine of federal supremacy,
A) no state may impose a regulation if there is an existing federal law to cover the problem.
B) no state law may impose a stricter standard than a federal law.
C) state statutes may impose standards that are stricter than federal laws unless the federal law is in an area where Congress wants there to be no state regulation.
D) both a and b.
Answer: C
Q3) The president makes law by signing treaties.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Litigation Process and Other Tools for Resolving Environmental Disputes
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Q1) To render a binding decision in a case, a court must have
A) subject matter jurisdiction.
B) jurisdiction over the person.
C) either a or b.
D) both a and b.
Answer: D
Q2) One of the common criticisms of the adversary system is that it unfairly benefits the wealthier party.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The purpose of serving the summons and complaint is to
A) give the defendant notice of the pending action against her.
B) give the court jurisdiction over the defendant.
C) give the court subject matter jurisdiction over the case.
D) both a and b.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Administrative Law and Its Impact on the Environment
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Q1) Before a rule promulgated by a federal agency becomes law, it must be
A) published in final form in the Federal Register.
B) approved by a Senate Oversight Committee.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.
Answer: A
Q2) The most common type of rulemaking by agencies is informal rulemaking.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The EPA was created in 1970, and is one of the largest federal agencies.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Activities of administrative agencies include rulemaking, adjudication, providing information to the public, granting licenses, and conducting research.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: An Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy
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Q1) An environmental impact statement must be filed whenever a business wants to undertake a project that will affect the environment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The EIS requirement is frequently criticized by environmentalists as being too weak; the only remedy available under the Act when an EIS is inadequate is to have the EIS rewritten.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Nuisance actions would be the ideal means for controlling pollution if most nuisances were private rather than public nuisances.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Direct regulation is the primary means we use to control pollution today, although other methods, including discharge permits and tort actions, supplement direct regulation.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Air-Quality Control
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Q1) By 1997, all of the NAAQSs had been met nationwide.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If the ambient air quality in a region is cleaner than mandated by the NAAQSs, the air quality will be allowed to degrade down to the level of the NAAQSs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is not currently regulated as a hazardous air pollutant?
A) Neither of the above are regulated.
B) vinyl chloride.
C) Both of the above are regulated.
D) radionuclides.
Q4) Acid rain can be defined as
A) rain with ph higher than 7.
B) rain that is more acidic than "natural rain."
C) rain with a ph level less than 5.
D) rain with a ph level between 5 and 7.
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Chapter 6: Water-Quality Control
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Q1) Nutrients are important to the health of a body of water and increase vegetation growth, thereby improving the quality of the water.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Dischargers of conventional pollutants must meet
A) the most stringent pollution control technology standards.
B) the least stringent pollution control technology standards.
C) BAT.
D) none of the above.
Q3) Enforcement of the NPDES of the Clean Water Act is difficult because the only penalties that may be assessed under the Act are civil fines of up to $25,000 per day per violation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The technology-based standard for toxic water pollutants is
A) B.P.T. (Best Practicable Technology).
B) B.A.T. (Best Available Technology Economically Achievable).
C) B.C.T. (Best Conventional Control Technology).
D) none of the above (toxics cannot be emitted).
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Chapter 7: Controlling Toxic Substances
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Q1) There has not been extremely stringent regulation of pesticides because the harm caused by pesticides can easily be compensated through negligence actions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The most commonly used data to support regulation of a toxic substance is the epidemiological study.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Penalties for violating FIFRA
A) are more severe for a private user than for a distributor or retailer.
B) may be more severe when the violation is a knowing one.
C) both a and b.
D) neither a nor b.
Q4) Under TSCA, top priority is given to the testing of chemicals on the market when the Act was passed; since the Act's passage, over 48,000 chemicals have been listed on the EPA's inventory of toxic substances, and data on toxic effects has been collected for about 90 percent of these chemicals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Waste Management and Hazardous Releases
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Q1) Which of the following is not a requirement for a hazardous waste landfill?
A) a double liner along the bottom and sides
B) a leachate collection system above and between the liners
C) a comprehensive groundwater monitoring system
D) all of the above
Q2) Which of the following would not be a potentially responsible party?
A) a past owner of the contaminated site
B) someone who transported materials to the site
C) someone who had produced the contaminating materials
D) none of the above
Q3) Remedial actions are generally much less expensive and time consuming than removal actions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A waste will be considered hazardous under the RCRA if
A) it is included on one of the EPA's three lists of hazardous wastes.
B) it has the characteristics of toxicity, ignitability, corrosivity, or reactivity.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.
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Chapter 9: Energy
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Q1) Hydropower
A) is the one type of energy that creates no environmental problems.
B) is generated by dams that may be subject to more stringent regulations in the near future.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.
Q2) Because of their monopolistic tendencies, states are reluctant to deregulate the utility industry.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The CAFE standards are updated annually to gradually decrease carbon emissions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which president is considered to be the first who worked toward a comprehensive national energy policy?
A) Woodrow Wilson.
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
C) Richard Nixon.
D) Gerald Ford.
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Chapter 10: Natural Resources
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Q1) Clear cutting
A) is more destructive of old growth forests than selective cutting of individual trees.
B) is more economical than selective cutting.
C) neither a nor b; both are fallacies propagated by environmental extremists.
D) both a and b.
Q2) By the mid 1970s, over half the wetlands that had existed in the lower 48 states during the eighteenth century had disappeared.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Rivers given a designation under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 are removed from human use.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The CZMA provides financial assistance to states that develop management plans that balance energy development and environmental and coastal factors.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: International Environmental Law
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Q1) There is universal agreement that the world has an ever-increasing overpopulation problem, but there is disagreement over how to solve the problem.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All transboundary pollution cases must be tried before the International Court of Justice.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The World Bank
A) does not take environmental matters into consideration when making loans.
B) will not make any loans for purposes that might significantly affect the environment.
C) primarily screens projects for their potential environmental impacts and requires full environmental assessments when there appears to be a high likelihood of a significant environmental impact.
D) none of the above.
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