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Although executive agencies exist within the cabinet departments of the executive branch, they are not subject to the authority of the president.
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FALSE
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The purpose of negotiated settlements in disputes over administrative actions is to obtain funds to defray the agency’s operating costs.
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FALSE
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Administrative agencies lack the time, the resources, and the expertise to make the detailed decisions required for regulation.
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FALSE
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Final rules do not have binding legal effect until the courts confirm them.
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FALSE
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an executive agency. As an executive agency, the FDA is subject to the authority of
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the president.
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Because the Administrative Procedure Act imposes requirements that all federal agencies must follow, it is an integral part of the administrative process.
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TRUE
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During an administrative hearing, the parties may
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all of the choices.
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Administrative agencies can conduct searches without warrants in
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highly regulated industries.
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An administrative law judge does not have the power to rule on questions of evidence or to make determinations of fact.
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FALSE
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Congress can review new federal regulations only after they take effect.
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FALSE
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In the absence of a challenge, an agency action may be “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with the law.â€
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TRUE
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discovers that Fish Farm Inc. has violated an EPA regulation. If no settlement is reached, the EPA can
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issue a formal complaint.
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Congress can exercise authority over the power of an administrative agency by revising its funding, changing its responsibilities, or abolishing it altogether.
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TRUE
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Delta Water Company is subject to a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency. Delta appeals the decision, arguing that it is arbitrary and capricious. This could mean that the decision
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changed the agency’s prior policy without justification.
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A meeting of a federal agency must be open to public observation if the meeting involves matters relating to future litigation or rulemaking.
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FALSE
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Bath & Kitchen Inc. is subject to a decision by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Opposed to the decision, the firm wants a court to review it. First, however, the firm must
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exhaust all possible administrative remedies.
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A final rule issued through a notice-and-comment rulemaking procedure has binding legal effect
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unless a court overturns it.
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By delegating some authority to make and implement laws to an administrative agency, Congress gives up its ability to monitor a particular area.
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FALSE
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Because federal agency rules have a binding effect, and their violators may be punished, certain established procedures must be followed in creating them.
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TRUE
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The Securities and Exchange Commission decides to create a new rule relating to the dissemination of material nonpublic information through social media. The first step is
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publish a notice of the proposed rulemaking.