Question 1

Any government body created by the legislative branch (e.g., Congress, a state legislature, or a city council) to carry out specific duties

Accepted Answer

administrative agency

Question 2

The type of evidence required by a court to support an agency's fact finding

Accepted Answer

substantial evidence

Question 3

The collection of rules and decisions made by administrative agencies to fill in particular details missing from constitutions and statutes

Accepted Answer

administrative law

Question 4

An order to appear at a particular time and place and provide testimony

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subpoena

Question 5

A judge who presides over an administrative hearing; may attempt to get the parties to settle but has the power to issue a binding decision

Accepted Answer

administrative law judge (ALJ)

Question 6

An order to appear and bring specified documents

Accepted Answer

subpoena duces tecum

Question 7

Federal legislation that places limitations on how agencies are run and contains very specific guidelines on rule making by agencies

Accepted Answer

Administrative Procedures Act (APA)

Question 8

A statement in which a company agrees to stop disputed behavior but does not admit that it broke the law

Accepted Answer

consent order

Question 9

Federal law that mandates that a federal agency may not disclose information about an individual to other agencies or organizations without that individual's written consent

Accepted Answer

Privacy Act

Question 10

A type of rule making in which representatives of concerned interest groups and of the involved government agency participate in mediated bargaining sessions to reach an agreement, which is forwarded to the agency

Accepted Answer

reg-neg

Question 11

A statute that specifies the name, functions, and specific powers of an administrative agency and grants the agency broad powers for the purpose of serving the "public interest, convenience, and necessity"

Accepted Answer

enabling legislation

Question 12

(1) An order to appear and bring specified documents. (2) A binding decision issued by an ALJ after a hearing

Accepted Answer

order

Question 13

An agency that is typically located within the executive branch, under one of the cabinet-level departments. The agency head is appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate and may be discharged by the president at any time, for any reason. Also called cabinet-level agency

Accepted Answer

executive agency

Question 14

A general statement about the directions in which any agency intends to proceed with respect to its rule-making or enforcement activities; has no binding impact on anyone

Accepted Answer

policy statement

Question 15

An APA exemption from rule making that allows an agency to decide whether public participation will be allowed. Exemptions include rule-making proceedings with regard to military or foreign affairs, agency management or personnel, and public property, loans, grants, benefits or contracts of an agency

Accepted Answer

exempted rule making

Question 16

The government publication in which an agency publishes each proposed rule, along with an explanation of the legal authority for issuing the rule and a description of how the public can participate in the rule-making process, and later publishes the final rule

Accepted Answer

Federal Register

Question 17

A type of rule making in which an agency publishes a proposed rule in the Federal Register, considers public comments, and then publishes the final rule. Also called informal rule making

Accepted Answer

notice-and-comment rule making

Question 18

A rule that does not create any new rights or duties but is merely a detailed statement of an agency's interpretation of an existing law, including the actions a party must take to be in compliance with the law

Accepted Answer

interpretive rule

Question 19

A type of rule making that is used when legislation requires a formal hearing process with a complete transcript; consists of publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register, a public hearing, publication of formal findings, and publication of the final rule if adopted

Accepted Answer

formal rule making

Question 20

Federal law passed in 1966 that mandates and facilitates public access to government information and records, including records about oneself. Sensitive information (e.g., on national security) is excluded

Accepted Answer

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Question 21

The first federal administrative agency; created to regulate the anticompetitive conduct of railroads

Accepted Answer

Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)

Question 22

An agency that is typically not located within a government department. It is governed by a board of commissioners appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate

Accepted Answer

independent agency

Question 23

Federal law which requires that agency business meetings be open to the public if the agency is headed by a collegiate body (i.e., two or more persons, the majority of whom are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate); also requires that agencies keep records of closed meetings

Accepted Answer

Government in Sunshine Act

Question 24

An agency that has characteristics of both executive and independent agencies

Accepted Answer

hybrid agency

Question 25

A type of rule making in which an agency publishes a proposed rule in the Federal Register, considers public comments, and then publishes the final rule. Also called notice-and-comment rule making

Accepted Answer

informal rule making

Question 26

A type of rule making that combines features of both formal and informal rule making; consists of publication in the Federal Register, a written-comment period, and an informal public hearing with restricted cross-examination

Accepted Answer

hybrid rule making

BLS 342 Midterm Ch. 44

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