What Did America's "Wise Use" Movement Advocate

question 12

Multiple Choice

What did America's "wise use" movement advocate?

• A) Protecting private property rights and opening the country's natural resources to development.
• B) Paying greater attention to clean water and air in the U.S.
• C) Enlarging federal wilderness areas.
• D) Fostering support for the Kyoto Protocol.

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Definitions:

Poverty Rate

The percentage of a population living below the national poverty line, indicating the proportion of individuals or households with income levels insufficient for basic living standards.

Equality-Efficiency Trade-Off

The decrease in economic efficiency that may accompany a decrease in income inequality; the presumption that some income inequality is required to achieve economic efficiency.

Incentives To Work

Factors or motivations that encourage individuals to perform tasks or engage in employment.

Income-Maintenance Program

Governmental policies designed to provide financial support to individuals or families to ensure a basic level of income and prevent poverty.