Choose the item that best matches each item in the following:
-Agreements with foreign countries
A)Clean Air Act
B)executive order
C)Environmental Protection Agency
D)congressional act
E)Silent Spring
F)non-governmental organization
G)treaties
H)statutory law
I)National Environmental Policy Act
J)policy
K)regulations
L)general land ordinances

Question

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Treaties are agreements between countries.

Answer: B 
 Executive orders can be used to create agreements with foreign countries.

Answer: E 
 Silent Spring is a book about the environmental impact of pesticides, it does not relate to foreign agreements.

Answer: D 
 Congressional acts can be used to create agreements with foreign countries.

Answer: F 
 Non-governmental organizations are independent groups that work on environmental issues, but they do not create agreements with other countries.

Answer: A 
 The Clean Air Act is a law that regulates air pollution in the United States, it does not relate to foreign agreements.

Answer: C 
 The Environmental Protection agency is a government agency that regulates environmental issues in the United States, it does not relate to foreign agreements.

Answer: H 
 Statutory laws are passed by legislatures, they can be used to create agreements with other countries but it is not their main purpose.

Answer: I 
 The National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to consider the environmental impact of their actions, it does not relate to foreign agreements.

Answer: J 
 Policies can be used to create agreements with foreign countries, but they are not an actual agreement.

Answer: K 
 Regulations are created by government agencies to implement laws, they can be used to create agreements with foreign countries but it is not their main purpose.

Answer: L 
 General land ordinances were laws passed by the United States government in the late 1700s to regulate the distribution of land in the Northwest Territory, they do not relate to foreign agreements.

Choose the Item That Best Matches Each Item in the Following