Multiple Choice QuestionWhat branch of government establishes environmental policy by hearing cases and determining whether they violate written or customary laws?Multiple choice question.ExecutiveLegislativeJudicial

Multiple Choice QuestionThe judicial branch can establish environmental case law as it examines Blank______.Multiple choice question.the body of legal opinions built up by many court cases or case lawadministrative law rising from executive orders, administrative rules, and regulations and enforcement decisionsthe scientific data collected on an issue

Multiple Choice QuestionPolicies that serve the public interest in the United States, such as environmental rules, generally come about by Blank______.Multiple choice question.corporations lobbying Congressthe natural extension of existing policiescivil actionmandates in trade agreements

Multiple Choice QuestionWhen a court has the legal power to interpret and apply the law and make a binding decision in a case it is said to have ______.Multiple choice question.authoritymediationjurisdictionarbitration

Multiple Choice QuestionRegulatory capture occurs when a president hires someone who is antagonistic to an agency's mission as the head of that agency, with the intent to Blank______.Multiple choice question.strengthen environmental regulationsweaken private interests (over public interests)dramatically change U.S. policy

The rules and decisions made by a government agency are known as Blank______.Multiple choice question.administrative lawcriminal lawnatural lawcivil law