Exam 1 (Ch. 4 Quiz Questions – Admin Law)

Executive agencies are generally located under one of the cabinet-level departments within the executive branch.

Administrative agencies create more rules than __________.


A Congress
B. Congress and the courts
C. The courts
D, Neither Congress nor the courts

Administrative agencies are created by which branch of government?

A. Legislative branch.
B. Judicial branch.
C. All three branches can create administrative agencies.
D. Executive branch.

Which of the following is the primary type of rule making used by administrative agencies?

A. Regulated.
B. Notice-and-comment.
C. Distributive.
D. Formal.

The only type of rule making administrative agencies use is notice-and-comment rule making.

What type of agency is governed by a board of commissioners?

A. Political.
B. Executive.
C. Hybrid.
D. Independent.

Executive-agency heads may be discharged by

A. A judge.
B. Congress at any time.
C. The president at any time.
D. The president only after the term is completed.

Which limitation allows Congress to override a proposed agency rule?

A. Judicial.
B. Informational.
C. Political.
D. Statutory.

There is no right to a jury trial for administrative law cases.

Independent agencies are often called __________.

A. Councils
B. Boards
C. Committees
D. Commissions

Administrative agencies can create substantive and procedural rules that involve which of the following?

A. Applications, permits, and licenses.
B. Applications.
C. Permits.
D. Licenses.

Where are proposed informal rules published?

A. United States Reports.
B. Federal Supplement.
C. United States Code.
D. Federal Register.

According to the UN, which stage of development of e-government is reached once a country creates a link tab, which enables its citizens to easily access archived information?

A. Enhanced.
B. Interactive.
C. Transactional.
D. Emerging.

A subpoena duces tecum is an order to

A. appear at a particular time and place and bring specified documents.
B. require documents to be filed in person.
C. limit the time to file an appeal.
D. hold a witness in contempt.

Which Act provides very specific guidelines on rule making by agencies?

A. Environmental Protection Act.
B. Administrative Procedures Act.
C. Administrative Law Act.
D. Agency Limitations Act.

An interpretive rule is a rule that:

a. Is generally not very detailed.
b. States the agency's interpretation of an existing law.
c. Creates new rights or duties.
d. States the agency's interpretation of a new law.

Under the Privacy Act, a federal agency may not disclose information about an individual to other agencies or organizations unless the agency obtains __________.

a. written consent
b. subpoena duces tecum
c. oral consent
d. a court order

Which of the following is not a basic limitation on agency power?

a. Informational.
b. Executive.
c. Political.
d. Judicial.

Policy statements have a binding impact and directly affect an individual's legal rights.