Minimum Auto-Emissions Standards Are Uniform Across the Nation, Regardless of Local

question 50

Multiple Choice

Minimum auto-emissions standards are uniform across the nation, regardless of local conditions, but states can

• A) set higher standards if they wish.
• B) violate such standards for a period of five years.
• C) interpret the standards in such a way as to make them meaningless.
• D) be waived from compliance by the U.S. Senate.
• E) set lower standards with the permission of the House of Representatives.

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