Environmental Sociology - American Sociological Association

Introduction to Environmental Policy Analysis
Final Exam
Instructions: Place your name in the upper right hand of the first page. Circle the correct answer or fill in
the answer in the space provided. When you are finished, return your exam to the instructor and leave
quietly. The point total for each question is listed. The total score for the exam is 175 points.
1. What is meant by Discourse Analysis? Give an example of this approach to the study of social
movements? 10 points
2. What are the three major elements of the “Advocacy Coalition Framework?” 10 points
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3. The so-called “Wise Use” movement came into being in the mid 1980s. What is the purpose of this
movement? 5 points
4. Overall, how effective have the environmental programs and laws passed after Earth Day been in
cleaning up environmental pollution? 5 points
5. What is the difference between logical empiricism and hermeneutics? How does this define different
types of policy analyses? 10 points
6. What is meant by the “Iron Triangle” regarding the policy formation process? 10 points
7. What is “Analytic Deliberation? 10 points
8. The policy analysis process is carried out in a number of steps. Enumerate and describe each of the
major components of this process. 10 points
9. Explain the difference between prospective analysis and program evaluation. 10 points
10. What is cost-benefit analysis? How does this apply to environmental policy analysis? 10 points
11. Identify five drawbacks that complicates cost benefit analysis. 10 points
12. What does NEPA mean? How does this apply to environmental actions of the U.S. Government? 10
points
13. What is the difference between a law and a regulation, and where can you find each one? 10 points
Identify the following terms and their importance in environmental policy making:
14. Legislative History 5 points
15. Court Interpretations 5 points
16. Federal Register 5 points
17. GAO 5 points
18. U.S. Code Annotated 5 points
19. Jurisdiction 5 points
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