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Mediation is known as conciliation
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TRUE
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Mediation results in a final decision
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TRUE
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The department of justice is responsible for enforcing criminal and civil statutes
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TRUE
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A great majority of agency actions are informal
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TRUE
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All agency actions, formal and informal, are strictly governed by the agency's enabling statute
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FALSE
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The processing of claims and applications by individual agencies is required to be strictly uniformed from agency to agency to reduce public's confusion and to promote due process and equal protection
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FALSE
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A declaratory order has the same effect as an order resulting from adjudication
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TRUE
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The decision of a mediation can be binding by both parties
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FALSE
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One study cited in the text has shown that only about 50% of the rules promulgated by OSHA are enforced
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FALSE
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If it appears that a crime has been committed, the prosecutor is required to conduct an investigation and may not selectively investigate or prosecute suspected criminals
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FALSE
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A citizen's constitutional rights protected by the Fourth Amendment are not at issue regarding
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Environmental testing
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If Congress has left a gap in an agency enabling statute regarding the making of rules necessary for formulation of agency policy
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Agencies given express delegation of authority to create any necessary provisions to fulfill the agencies function
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An agency interpretation of the law or statement of its policy practice or procedure given voluntarily is called
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Advisory opinion
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Which of the following limits the exercise of agency discretion?
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Due process AND Equal protection
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The disagreement with an agency's policy decision that is not the proper basis for a lawsuit is called
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Chevron doctrine
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The ABA limits the issuance of declaratory orders
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To situations in which a formal adjudication is required
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Lawsuits involving the exercise of agency discretion may be negotiated and settled
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All of the above
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Which of the following are not a limitation on agency discretion
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All the above
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The agency has the power to choose between two or more alternatives, the agency is said to have
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Discretion
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When agencies act informally
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There are often few or no procedures to protect individuals