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administrative law
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law that governments enact to regulate industries, businesses, and professionals
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administrative agencies
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agencies that governments create to enforce regulatory statutes
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general government regulation
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laws that regulate businesses and industries collectively
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specific government regulation
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laws that regulate a specific industry or type of business
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federal administrative agencies
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federal administrative agencies that are created by the U.S. congress
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cabinet-level federal departments
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federal agencies that advise the president and are responsible for enforcing specific administrative statutes enacted by congress
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independent federal administrative agencies
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federal agencies that have broad regulatory powers over key areas of the national economy
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U.S. department of Homeland Security (DHS)
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a cabinet-level federal administrative agency whose mission is to enforce laws to prevent terrorist attacks and related criminal activities
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state administrative agencies
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agencies created by legislative branches of states to administer state regulatory laws
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local administrative agencies
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agencies created by cities, municipalities, and counties to administer local regulatory law
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administrative procedure act (APA)
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a federal statute that establishes procedures to be followed by federal administrative agencies while conducting their affairs
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administrative law judge (ALJ)
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an employee of an administrative agency who presides over an administrative proceeding and decides questions of law and fact concerning cases
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order
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a decisions issued by an administrative law judge
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delegation doctrine
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a doctrine that says when an administrative agency is created, it is delegated certain powers; the agency can use only the legislative, judicial, and executive powers that are delegated to it
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substantive rule
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a rule issued by an administrative agency that has the force of law and to which covered persons and businesses must adhere
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interpretive rule
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a rule issued by an administrative agency that interprets existing statutory language
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statement of policy
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a statement issued by an administrative agency that announces a proposed course of action that the agency intends to follow in the future
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license
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permission that an administrative agency grants to persons or businesses to conduct certain types of commerce or professions
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judicial authority
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authority of an administrative agency to adjudicate cases in an administrative proceeding
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procedural due process
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due process that requires the respondent to be given proper and timely notice of the allegations or charges against him or her and an opportunity to present evidence on the matter
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executive power
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power that administrative agencies are granted, such as to investigate and prosecute possible violations of statutes, administrative rules, and administrative orders
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administrative subpoena
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an order that directs the subject of the subpoena to disclose the requested information
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unreasonable search and seizure
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any search and seizure by the government that violates the 4th amendment
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freedom of information act
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a federal act that gives the public access to documents in the possession of federal administrative agencies
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government in the sunshine act
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a federal act that opens most federal administrative agency meetings to the public
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equal access to justice act
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a federal act that protects persons from harassment by federal administrative agencies
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privacy act
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a federal act which states that federal administrative agencies can maintain only information about an individual that is relevant and necessary to accomplish a legitimate agency purpose