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What is administrative agency law?
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Congress enacts statutes and sometimes statutes create administrative agencies to help carry out the rules in the statute.
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What is the difference between federal executive agencies and
independent regulatory agencies?
independent regulatory agencies?
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federal- formed to help the president carry out executive functions. They include the cabinet departments of the executive branch
Independent- Outside the major departments
ex: SEC, EEDC, EPA, OSHA. FTC created with statute.
Independent- Outside the major departments
ex: SEC, EEDC, EPA, OSHA. FTC created with statute.
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What are the agency powers?
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-executive- appointment of officers and veto power
-legislative- enabling legislation allows congress to abolish an agency and to defund
-Judicial- court review of agency actions but this is subject to the exhaustion doctrine
-legislative- enabling legislation allows congress to abolish an agency and to defund
-Judicial- court review of agency actions but this is subject to the exhaustion doctrine
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What is the exhaustion doctrine?
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the principle that a complaining party normally must have exhausted all available administrative remedies before seeking judicial review.
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What is the purpose of the administrative procedure act (APA)?
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-more judicial control over administrative agencies
-Allows parties to challenge regulations as contrary to law or as so irrational that they are arbitrary and capricious.
-Allows parties to challenge regulations as contrary to law or as so irrational that they are arbitrary and capricious.
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What is the rule making procedure?
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1. Notice of proposed rule-making
2. a comment period- individuals can comment and we have to be heard
3. The final rule
informal agency actions do not have a comment period
2. a comment period- individuals can comment and we have to be heard
3. The final rule
informal agency actions do not have a comment period
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Where are rules proposed and published?
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1. proposed in the federal register
2. Then published in the code of federal regulation
2. Then published in the code of federal regulation
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What are the types of subpoenas?
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-order to do something
a. subpoena ad testificandum- testify, come to a hearing, and speak with a judge
b. subpoena duces tecum- Orders an individual or organization to hand over books, papers, records, or documents to the agency.
a. subpoena ad testificandum- testify, come to a hearing, and speak with a judge
b. subpoena duces tecum- Orders an individual or organization to hand over books, papers, records, or documents to the agency.
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What is the adjudication process?
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-means to judge
1. negotiated settlement
2. formal complaints- official charges filed
3. Role of the administrative law judge- conduct hearings and trials
4. hearing procedures- witness
5. agency orders- decision on accusation can be pay fines, or go to jail.
1. negotiated settlement
2. formal complaints- official charges filed
3. Role of the administrative law judge- conduct hearings and trials
4. hearing procedures- witness
5. agency orders- decision on accusation can be pay fines, or go to jail.