Which of the Following Is a Normative Economic Statement

question 140

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a normative economic statement?

• A)Rising corn prices have increased the price of corn-based ethanol.
• B)With rising home prices and falling mortgage interest rates, the amount of home foreclosures has decreased.
• C)The federal government is considering increasing regulations on the use of fossil fuels to promote the use of wind power.
• D)Farmers should not be allowed to grow and sell genetically-modified crops.

Identify the shifts in human interaction with the environment from hunting-gathering to agricultural and industrial societies.

Understand key events and figures in the history of environmental conservation.

Recognize the origins and development of ecological science.

Identify major environmental policies and their impacts.

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Definitions:

Moral Panic

A widespread feeling of fear and concern among the public, often out of proportion to the actual threat, usually about moral issues or societal values.

Death Sentence

A judicial decree that a person be punished by execution as retribution for committing a crime deemed worthy of capital punishment.

Life Imprisonment

A form of punishment where an individual is sentenced to spend the rest of their life in prison.

Disproportionately Incarcerating

The act of jailing individuals in numbers that are not equal or just relative to their demographics in the general population.