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Government or administrative agencies are governed by a body of laws and regulations known as ______ laws.
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Administrative
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Administrative agencies enforce law through their ______ powers, but also have legislative and judicial functions.
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Executive
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An administrative agency creates regulations through its legislative power of: ______.
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Rulemaking
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An administrative agency's _______ function creates policy when its administrative law judge determines whether violations occurred.
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Adjudication
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The body of law that governs administrative agencies arises from ______ distinct sources of law that operate in tandem.
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Four (US Constitution, APA, Enabling Statutes, Common Law)
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The law and regulations that govern the organization and operation of administrative agencies is known as ______ law.
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Administrative
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What type(s) of powers or functions are authorized for administrative agencies?
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Executive, legislative, and judicial
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Using their policymaking function known as _______, administrative agencies exercise a legislative function by creating rules or regulations.
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Rulemaking
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The U.S. Constitution places ______ on the powers of administrative agencies and how they carry out their duties.
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Limits
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Agency ______ decide cases involving alleged violations of the agency's regulations.
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Adjusications
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Powers within the scope of an agency's enabling legislation include making policy through ______ , as well as through enforcement, licensing, inspection, and adjudication. (Please use one word per blank.)
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Rulemaking
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Administrative law is composed of all of the following:
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- US Constitution
- Administrative Procedures Act (APA)
- Common Law
- Administrative Procedures Act (APA)
- Common Law
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Agency rulemaking creates ______ or regulations that allow the agency to complete its authorized duties.
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Rules
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Administrative agencies exert powers and functions similar to those of which branches of government? (Check all that apply.)
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- Legislative
- Judicial
- Executive
- Judicial
- Executive
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The process of agency rulemaking that requires hearings and a record of decision making is: ______.
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Formal rulemaking
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Which source of administrative law places basic limits on the powers of agencies and on the methods they may use to perform their duties?
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US Constitution
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Administrative agencies have many powers within the scope of authority in their enabling statutes, including:
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- Adjudication
- Enforcement
- Enforcement
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The first step in developing a new rule is often:
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Research of various options
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Agencies make rules or regulations to:
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Accomplish the duties assigned in their enabling statutes.
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Agencies make rules under a process that includes notice, public comment, and publication of the final rule when they engage in: ______.
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Informal rulemaking
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Agencies propose ______ that aim to achieve the objectives set forth in their enabling statutes
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Rules
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The U.S. ______ places limits on the powers of administrative agencies and how they carry out their duties
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Constitution
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Agencies must publish public notice of its proposed rules, including: ______.
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The actual terms, substance, and description of the rule
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Powers within the scope of an agency's enabling legislation include making policy through ______ , as well as through enforcement, licensing, inspection, and adjudication. (Please use one word per blank.)
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Rulemaking
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The ______ ______ publication is used to publish proposed rules, final agency regulations, and other administrative announcements.
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Federal Register
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Before developing a new rule, an agency will often engage in ______ and research to collect data related to the goals of the rule.
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Study
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After proposed rules are published, they are available for input from affected parties in the public ______ period.
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Comment
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A proposed ______ is the first attempt by the agency to meet the objectives of its enabling statute.
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Rule
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The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires agencies to investigate the economic impact of their rules on small: ______
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Businesses