AP Government Major Policies (Laws) 2025

The Clean Water act regulates pollution of _________________ .

• drinking water

• wastewater

• groundwater

• navigable waters

Clean Water Act 1972

• established the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior. 
• U.S. federal law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation's surface waters, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal areas. Passed in 1972 and amended in 1977 and 1987, the Clean Water Actwas originally 
• legislation that grants public access to documents or other data in the possession of a government agency or public authority, unless the information falls into a category that is specifically excluded from the terms of the legislation.

Endangered Species Act 1973 

• created the National Wilderness Preservation System and recognized wilderness as “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.
• Protects endangered species
• significantly amended portions of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act 

Kyoto Protocol

• international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.
• nternational treaty that allows a trademark owner to seek registration in any of the countries that have joined the Madrid Protocol 
• international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.

This act  was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creations of law to protect the environment. This act was also established to handle problems such as acid rain, ground-level ozone, and air toxics.

• Clean Air Act
• Clean Water Act
• Energy Policy Act
• Department of Energy

Which act protects fish, shellfish, and wildlife in rivers, lakes, streams and oceans?

• Pollution Prevention Act
• Energy Independence and Security Act
• Energy Policy Act
• Clean Water Act

The Clean Air Act is monitored and enforced by the

• The Paris Accord
• GSA-Government Services Agency
• Virginia
• EPA-Environmental Protection Agency 

After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to

• let African Americans ride the bus.
• deny someone of a job because of their race.
• fire someone for not doing their job.
• kick someone out of the military.

Which big event pushed Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• the Montgomery Bus Boycott
• the outcome of Brown v. Board of Education
• the march on Selma, Alabama
• the March on Washington, D.C.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?

• Public accomodations
• housing
• churches
• Private universities