Most of the initial state-level efforts at addressing environmental issues were largely symbolic, lacking specific mandates or resources.

The premise of the ______ movement was simple: define what students should be able to do at each grade in each subject, align tests to that content, and then evaluate students on those standards.

In a process known as realignment, the state of California moved the responsibility of supervising people on parole from the state to ______.

The federal government’s record in deal with the climate change challenge can best be described as ______.

Despite the urging of the CDC, lawmakers have routinely shut down attempts to study ______ as a public health issue.

Up until 2007, most environmentalists dismissed talk about adaptation to climate change arguing that it was ______.

Medicaid is an entitlement program, which means that it provides all citizens with ______.

Which of the following groups of people is most likely to favor government action on climate change?

______ policing followed the theory that enforcement of minor violations would help make a community feel more secure and better policed.

Many experts agree that governments should focus on ______ to deal with the effects of climate change.