What Is Incrementalism

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is incrementalism?

• A) a theory that interest group pressure on government should be made in small steps in order to receive policy implementation
• B) a theory that decisions typically are-and should be-made in small steps with the opportunity to make adjustments between each step
• C) a strategy of bargaining in which those involved in a decision bargain out their differences
• D) a method of decision making that assumes individuals pursue their self-interest and that drives propositions about their behavior-and the behavior of organizations-from this assumption

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Definitions:

Primary Drinking Water Standards

Federal standards established by the EPA to protect public health by limiting the levels of contaminants in drinking water.

Superfund

A U.S. federal government program established to fund the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants.

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

A federal law, also known as Superfund, designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants.

National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

A regulatory program under the Clean Water Act that aims to control water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into US waters.