Chevrolet and Greenpeace Both Support a Bill That Would Require

question 49

Multiple Choice

Chevrolet and Greenpeace both support a bill that would require automobile manufacturers to meet stricter emissions standards in the next two years. Chevrolet supports the bill because its Chevy Volt is one of the few cars that already meets these standards and Chevrolet is likely to benefit financially from stricter regulation while its competitors struggle to catch up. Greenpeace supports the bill because of its potential environmental benefits.
- When faced with these different arguments, politicians may become confused about what the bill does and who it supports, and may decide to discard the bill. To prevent this, Chevrolet and Greenpeace would benefit from forming a ________.

• A) coordinated solution
• B) principal-agent problem
• C) coalition
• D) social movement
• E) public interest group

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Definitions:

Assault

An intentional tort that prohibits any attempt or offer to cause harmful or offensive contact with another if it results in a well-grounded apprehension of imminent battery in the mind of the threatened person.

Threatens

Expressing or implying an intention to cause harm or negative consequences in order to influence someone's actions or decisions.

Nuisance

An act, condition, or thing that interferes with the use or enjoyment of property.

Trespass

An unauthorized entry on another’s property.