Creating and Delivering a Presentation in Social Studies — Unit test

Question 23 • S1S-OC: W. Hist/Geo/Cult 10B (E1172 - AG)

The 1972 Congressional Clean Water Act

Answer

gave the EPA the authority to regulate water quality in navigable waterways.

gave Congress the authority to regulate water quality in navigable waterways.

empowered the EPA to protect groundwater in the United States.

empowered Congress to protect groundwater in the United States.

Explanation

The 1972 Clean Water Act gave the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a central role in regulating pollution discharged into the nation’s navigable waters. It did not newly give Congress that authority, and the Act focused on surface waters rather than broadly protecting groundwater. Therefore, choice A is correct.

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