Why Is the US Endangered Species Act Controversial

question 4

Multiple Choice

Why is the US Endangered Species Act controversial?

• A)it arbitrarily lists species as "experimental, nonessential species" in order to allow ranching and mining in sensitive areas
• B)it does not have jurisdiction over whole ecosystems, but isolated pockets of endangered species habitat
• C)it does not provide compensation to private property owners who suffer financial losses related to its enforcement
• D)it bans hunting on federal lands
• E)it approves illegal trade in product made from commercially valuable endangered species

---

Definitions:

Efficient Mix

The most advantageous combination of goods and services that can be produced and distributed with the available resources and technology, maximizing overall welfare.

Equate Price

The action of setting two or more goods or services to have the same price.

Marginal Cost

The outlay involved in the creation of an additional unit of a good or service.

Pareto Efficient

An economic state where resources are allocated in a way that it is impossible to make any one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off.