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In 1990, Congress enacted the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act. This Act does:
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encourage the federal agencies to use alternative dispute resolution
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Administrative agencies exercise powers that have been allocated by __________ to the three separate branches of government.
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the Constitution
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__________ are those issued by an agency having the ability, under a legislative delegation of power, to make rules having the force and effect of law.
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Legislative rules
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As part of executive function to investigate conduct, administrative agencies may compel the disclosure of information, except under which limitation?
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the information sought is irrelevant
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By virtue of their power to __________, U.S. Presidents have significant control over the administrative agencies housed within the __________ branch.
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appoint and remove the chief administrator of those agencies; executive
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Federal legislation permits administrative agencies to deny access to nine categories of records is the:
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FOIA
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Much of federal, state, and local law in this country has been established by administrative agencies, which people label as the __________ because they possess tremendous power.
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fourth branch of government
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Administrative law judges are appointed by the agency through a professional merit selection system and may be removed only:
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for good cause
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Once __________, administrative rules are applicable to all parties.
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promulgated
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The legislature may exercise control of administrative agencies in various ways. Which is NOT a control maintained by the legislative branch?
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Through the power to appoint and remove chief administrators
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Under the Government in the Sunshine Act, meetings of many federal agencies are required to be:
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open to the public
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Congress has enacted a protection statute to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of federal agency records pertaining to an individual. This statute is:
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Privacy Act