STS 214 Quiz 3

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Sts 214 quiz 3

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1.

In risk regulation at risk, shapiro and glicksman say that risk regulation legislation involves two choices by congress
- A.
  
  Statutory triggers and statutory standards
- B.
  
  Statutory triggers and statutory limitations
- C.
  
  Statutory limitations and statutory standards
- D.
  
  Statutory standards and statutory impositions
2.

Shapiro & Glicksman, in risk regulation at risk, say that congress imposes statutory triggers of various kinds, which of the following is NOT one of those kinds
- A.
  
  Risk and efficiency thresholds
- B.
  
  Risk based thresholds
- C.
  
  No threshold
- D.
  
  Unreasonable risk threshold
3.

In risk regulation at risk, shapiro & glicksman that congress tends to prefer which kinds of statutory standards?
- A.
  
  Cost benefit and open ended standards
- B.
  
  Open ended and constrained balancing standards
- C.
  
  Constrained balancing and phaseout standards
- D.
  
  Phaseout and cost benefit standards
4.

Shapiro and glicksman, in risk regulation at risk, say that congress has
- A.
  
  Generally avoided product or substance phaseouts
- B.
  
  Regularly imposed product or substance phaseouts
- C.
  
  Never imposed product or substance phaseouts
- D.
  
  Increased reliance on phaseouts since the onset of the environment movement
5.

In risk regulation at risk, Shapiro and glicksman say that congress generally requires
- A.
  
  That costs of regulation not be considered
- B.
  
  That costs of regulation cannot be measured, and thus cannot be required
- C.
  
  That costs of regulation be taken into account by agencies
- D.
  
  None of the above
6.

Shapiro and glicksman, in risk regulation at risk, say that the critics of risk regulation have
- A.
  
  Secured a number of administrative procedures that implement their rationality project
- B.
  
  Failed to secure administrative procedures that implement their rationality project
- C.
  
  Lost interest in securing a number of administrative procedures that implement their rationality project
- D.
  
  None of the above
7.

In risk regulation at risk, shapiro and glicksman say that the critics of risk regulation claim that the "irrational preferences" of the public requires
- A.
  
  The elimination of public input in the risk decision process
- B.
  
  That the public demands be "filtered" through decision making tools that add rationality to the process
- C.
  
  The abandonment of all regulations
- D.
  
  That we return to the "default" risk regulators: the court and markets
8.

In risk regulation at risk, Shapiro and glicksman say that the complaint raised by critics of risk regulation, that risk policy has seen costs greatly exceed benefits,
- A.
  
  Must be taken seriously by pragmatists
- B.
  
  Can be ignored by pragmatists
- C.
  
  Is driven by political ideology
- D.
  
  Is correct
9.

Shapiro and glicksman, in risk regulation at risk, say that "comprehensive rationality" is
- A.
  
  Essential in pragmatic risk policy
- B.
  
  Now possible thanks to modern computers
- C.
  
  Impossible
- D.
  
  None of the above
10.

In risk regulation at risk, shapiro and glicksman say that the concept of "bounded rationality" means that
- A.
  
  Decision making is limited by time, resources, and cognitive ablities
- B.
  
  Decision makers should follow market discipline
- C.
  
  Policy makers should carefully measure public opinion while making decisions
- D.
  
  Real policy making about risk is "bounded" by political constraints
11.

In risk regulation at risk, shapiro and glicksman say that pragmatists accept
- A.
  
  That the comprehensive rationality should be the basis of risk management
- B.
  
  That at degree of "muddling through" is inevitable in risk policy
- C.
  
  "incremental decision making" is never appropriate
- D.
  
  "incremental decision making" is merely disguised politics
12.

In risk regulation at risk, shapiro and glicksman say that a pragmatic approach to risk management favors
- A.
  
  The promotion of public participation in risk decisions
- B.
  
  The reduction of public participation in risk decisions, because of widespread public irrationality
- C.
  
  Limiting the public participation to organized interest groups, only
- D.
  
  None of the above
13.

In risk regulation at risk, shapiro and glicksman say that pragmatic risk regulations
- A.
  
  Take costs into account as accurately as cost benefit analysis
- B.
  
  Take costs into account, when required to by law
- C.
  
  Take costs into account, but not in the manner prescribed by economic theory
- D.
  
  None of the above
14.

In risk regulation at risk, shapiro and glicksman say that there have been noticeable, and in some cases dramatic, reduction in risk posed by modern technology since the
- A.
  
  1960's
- B.
  
  1970's
- C.
  
  1980's
- D.
  
  1990's
15.

In Risk Regulation at Risk, Shapiro and Glicksman say that regulators sometimes mis-use their discretion, and therefore
- A.
  
  Bureaucratic discretion should be eliminated completely
- B.
  
  We should just ignore these rare occurences
- C.
  
  We should preserve bureaucratic discretion, while making regulator accountable
- D.
  
  Regulations should use a strictly enforced cost-benefit analysis