4: Introduction to Administrative Law

Administrative law consists of the collection of rules

An administrative agency is any body created by the ________ branch to carry out specific duties

Administrative agencies have _________ powers

Which of the following was the first federal administrative agency?

Which of the following information is not included in enabling legislation, which is used by Congress to create an administrative agency?

Which of the following is not included in the types of rules administrative agencies may enact?

Administrative agency powers typically include the power to issue a ______

Enabling statutes delegate _______ power to agencies to settle or adjudicate individual disputes that an agency may have with businesses or individuals

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding a consent order?

A(n) _______ is a binding decision rendered by a judge

Which of the following is a type of administrative agency?

How does an individual become the head of an executive agency?

A(n) _______ administrative agency is governed by a board of directors

Which of the following is not an example of an independent administrative agency?

Which of the following is an example of an executive administrative agency?

Some administrative agencies do not fall clearly into executive or independent agency categories. These agencies are typically referred to as _____ agencies

Which of the following is an example of a hybrid administrative agency?

Which of the following is an example of an executive administrative agency?

Which of the following is an executive administrative agency?

Which of the following is an example of an executive administrative agency?

Informational limitations on administrative agency power include __________

The Administrative Procedures Act allows ______ rule making for proceedings regarding military or foreign affairs

Which of the following is a power possessed by administrative agencies?

The primary type of rule making that administrative agencies use is ____ rule making

The basic limits on administrative agency power include all but which of the following?
-political
-judicial
-declaratory
-informational

The ____ is federal legislation that mandates and facilitates public access to government information and records, including records about oneself

Which of the following statements is not true about the political limitations on administrative agency powers?

Which of the following is not true about statutory limitations on administrative agency powers?

One of the judicial limitations of administrative agency powers is that facts must be supported by substantial evidence, which is

In terms of the open-meeting requirement of the Government in Sunshine Act, a(n) _____ consists of two or more persons, the majority of whom are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate

Which of the following rights are not guaranteed by the Privacy Act of 1974?
a) the right to sue the government for violations of the statute
b) the right to amend a nonexempt record if it is inaccurate
c) the right to be secure in one's own house(s)
d) the right to see records about oneself, subject to the Privacy Act's exemptions

Which of the following records is an exemption to the Privacy Act of 1974?

The basic limits on administrative agency power include all but which of the following?
a) collaborative
b) statutory
c) political
d) judicial

The ______ is a federal legislation passed that limits how administrative agencies are run and contains very specific guidelines on rule making by agencies

Identify the types of rule making used by administrative agencies

An administrative agency initiates _____ rule making by publishing a proposed rule in the Federal Register

Which of the following does the Administrative Procedures Act require when an enabling statute mandates all regulations or rules to be enacted by an administrative agency as part of a formal hearing process?

______ rule making is an attempt to combine the best features of both formal and informal rule making

_____ rules are generally very detailed, step-by-step statements of what actions a party is to take to be considered in compliance with an existing law

______ are general comments about the directions in which an administrative agency intends to proceed with respect to its rule-making or enforcement activities

What type of dispute resolution is used in reg-neg?

A(n) ______ agency refers to a situation where biased agency employees refuse to ignore their past ties to industry and fail to pass regulations that would be in the public interest

Which of the following U.S. presidents issued the "Executive Order on Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel"?

Which of the following is not a task performed by administrative agencies in addition to rule making?

The _____ Act requires administrative agency business meetings to be open to the public if the agency is headed by a collegiate body

The Administrative Procedures Act requires _____ rule making when an enabling statute or other legislation mandates all regulations or rules to be enacted by an agency as part of a formal hearing process that includes a complete transcript