29. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 29: The Environment and Federal Policy in the Twenty-First Century

**Quiz for Document 29.4: Barack Obama, State of the Union Address (2012)**

Quiz for Document 29.4: Barack Obama, State of the Union Address (2012)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. What did President Barack Obama highlight as part of his environmental agenda in his 2012 State of the Union address?

A bill that holds oil drillers more accountable for environmental mistakes

Policies focused on clean energy initiatives that also create jobs

Laws that limit natural gas development, transmission, and use

Tax credits for businesses that rely on energy created in the United States

2. What does President Obama highlight in his speech as a promising source of American-made energy?

Oil

Wind

The sun

Natural gas

3. In his speech, President Obama articulates his stance on the importance of federal regulations in protecting the environment, suggesting that he

promoted regulation as the primary way that the government could work to maintain a clean environment and public health.

sought to eliminate outdated and unnecessary regulations and passed fewer than George Bush.

believed most regulations were outdated and unnecessary and that promoting jobs was a more vital concern.

regarded them as unnecessary because private businesses were more than willing to monitor and regulate themselves.

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