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1. When Congress wants to regulate an issue, it most often passes very detailed regulations so that there are no questions about its intent.
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False
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2A Independent regulatory agencies
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agencies that work under the direction of congress and whose officers serve for fixed terms
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2B Executive agencies
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agencies that exist within the cabinet department and report to the president
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3. The main difference between independent regulatory agencies and executive agencies is that:
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c. executive agencies are subject to the authority of the president to a greater degree than independent regulatory agencies
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4. Federal administrative agencies are created:
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b. by enabling legislation
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5A Delegation Doctrine
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a constitutional rule that allows congress to give some of its agencies
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5B Legislative Rules
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agency rules that affect substantive legal rights and carry the same weight as congressionally enacted statutes
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5C Interpretive Rules
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agency rules that declare polices or explain agency positions but do not establish any legal rights or obligations
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5D Bureaucracy
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the large, hierarchical, organizational structure that allows for specialization and is supposed to increase efficiency
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6. Administrative agencies sometimes are referred to as the ___ branch of government.
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fourth
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The ___ is the law that specifies the procedural requirements that all federal agencies must follow in their rulemaking, adjudication, and other functions.
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Administrative Procedures Act
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According to the APA, courts should ___ agency actions that are found to be ___ , ___ or an abuse of ___ .
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set aside, arbitrary, capricious, discretion
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9. When assessing whether an agency action was arbitrary or capricious, courts generally look at several factors, including whether the agency failed to provide a ____ explanation for its decision; changed its prior policy without ___ ; considered legally ___ factors; failed to consider a ___ fact; or made a decision ___ to the evidence.
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rational, jurisdiction, inappropriate, relevant, contrary
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10. In addition to making decisions that are not arbitrary and capricious, agencies must give fair ___ to those affected by its regulations.
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notice