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adjudication
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the resolution of the dispute through a hearing conducted by the agency
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administrative agency
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a federal, state, or local government agency established to perform a specific function
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administrative law
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The body of law created by administrative agencies (in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions) in order to carry out their duties and responsibilities.
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administrative law judge (ALJ)
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One who presides over an administrative agency hearing and has the power to administer oaths, take testimony, rule on questions of evidence, and make determinations of fact.
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administrative process
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the All federal agencies must follow specific procedural requirements as they go about fulfilling their three basic functions: rulemaking, enforcement, and adjudication
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bureaucracy
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The organizational structure, consisting of government bureaus and agencies, through which the government implements and enforces the laws.A doctrine, based on the U.S. Constitution, which has been construed to allow Congress to delegate some of its power to make and implement laws to administrative agencies
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delegation doctrine
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A doctrine, based on the U.S. Constitution, which has been construed to allow Congress to delegate some of its power to make and implement laws to administrative agencies
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enabling legislation
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legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law. Specifies the name, purposes, functions, and powers of the agency being created
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exhaustion doctrine
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In administrative law, the principle that a complaining party normally must have exhausted all available administrative remedies before seeking judicial review
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final order
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The final decision of an administrative agency on an issue
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initial order
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An agency's disposition in a matter other than a rulemaking. An administrative law judge's initial order becomes final unless it is appealed
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interpretive rule
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A nonbinding rule or policy statement issued by an administrative agency that explains how it interprets and intends to apply the statutes it enforces.
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legislative rule
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An administrative agency rule that carries the same weight as a congressionally enacted statute.
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notice-and-comment rulemaking
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An administrative rulemaking procedure that requires notice, opportunity for comment, and a published draft of the final rule
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rule making
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the formulation of new regulations, or rules