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Administrative law
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the body of law concerned with administrative agencies, administrative law consists of rules, regulations, orders, and adjudication.
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regulations
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the substance of what an agency can or cannot regulate
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rules
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the process of regulation, how it can regulate
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Administrative Agency
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a government agency whos powers are derived from all three branches of government. They exist at both the federal and state level. They can sometimes be independent of the executive branch.
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Executive departments
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administrative bodies headed by a single person, ultimately answerable to the President. EX: department of justice, department of treasury, department of homeland security.
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Independent agencies
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administrative bodies empowered to regulate some policy area EX: Environmental protection agency & Federal trade commission
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Enabling Statute
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a statute that creates an administrative agency and typically also authorizes it to perform specific functions
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Administrative procedures act
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law that mandates procedures for federal administrative agencies- divided into 3 categories, rule making, investigative/enforcement, and adjudication
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All administrative agencies are housed within the executive department
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False
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Subpeona
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an order directing a person to appear at a certain time and place for the purpose of given testimony as a witness
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Administrative agencies exist at both the state and federal level
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True
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Administrative agencies have powers similar to
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All three branches of government
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Rulemaking process contains the following elements:
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notice, public comments, publishing of regulation in federal register, response to comments, and written record
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the heads of independent agencies serve at the whim of the president
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false
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the purpose of effective dates on agency regulations is to allow stakeholders time to comply with new regulations following the enactment
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True
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agencies must modify proposed regulations to reflect the content of the comments made during the notice and comment period prior to final regulation
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False
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Negotiated Rulemaking
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a process to bring together representatives of a rulemaking agency and stakeholders (parties) are invited to participate in the drafting of a rule
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Enabling statutes include
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a description of the scope of authority delegated to an administrative agency
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courts have interpreted the fourth amendment to suggest there is a reduced expectation of privacy in commercial businesses than private residences
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true
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an agencies ability to enforce its rules is expressly and specifically detailed in the administrative procedures act
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False
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administrative law judges are often employees of the same agency prosecuting the alleged wrongdoer in a case
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True
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a cease and desist order is an example of an equitable remedy
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true
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cease and desist order
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a command from an administrative agency that the subject party refrain from certain acts
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courts will not disturb the factual conclusions of administrative law judges
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true
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many states have their own FOIA act that resembles the federal FOIA act
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true
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Administrative law judge
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a government employee appointed to hear and decide matters in administrative agency hearing
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Freedom of information act
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the federal law requiring the federal government to disclose most public records to any person on request
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Government in the Sunshine Act
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requirement that most meetings of federal agencies be open to the public observation and that notice be given in advance before agency meetings
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Regulatory Flexibility Act
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requiring agencies to consider effects of regulatory actions on small businesses and other small entities
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judicial review
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the power of the courts to review administrative agencies action
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De Novo review
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A complete reevaluation of an issue, finding, or case as if the original decision had never been made. An appeal treated like an entirely new proceeding.