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Another way to describe the legislative rules that agencies create is that they are
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substantive
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Courts generally hold that Article I of the U.S. Constitution is the __________ for all administrative law.
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basis
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The delegation doctrine holds that Article I grants Congress the authority to delegate some of its _________ administrative agencies.
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powers
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All administrative agencies taken together are considered the ___________ of the federal government.
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bureaucracy
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The president has the power to ________ federal officers and also the power to veto enabling legislation.
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appoint
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Congress can _________ an agency all together if it wishes.
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abolish
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Congress can limit the power of federal agencies through its ______ authority.
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funding
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Congress has the power to "freeze" the enforcement of most federal ______ before they take effect.
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regulations
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The judicial branch exercises _______ over agency powers through the courts' review of agency actions.
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control
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When regulated groups oppose a rule adopted by an agency, they can bring a lawsuit arguing that the rule was not authorized by the enabling statute. (TF)
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true
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legislative rules
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administrative agency rules that affect substantive legal rights and carry the same weight as congressionally enacted statutes
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bureaucracy
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a large organization that is structured hierarchically to carry out specific
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interpretive rules
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administrative agency rules that simply declare policies or explain the agency's positions and do not establish any legal rights or obligations
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delegation doctrine
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a doctrine based Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution, which has been constructed to allow Congress to delegate some of its power to make and implement laws to administrative agencies
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Executive agencies are often referred to as the ________.
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fourth branch of government
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All cabinet departments of the executive branch are included in independent regulatory agencies. (TF)
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false
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An independent regulatory agency is usually run by _________.
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a commission or board
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two basic types of administrative agencies
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executive agencies & independent regulatory agencies
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Federal administrative agencies are created:
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by enabling legislation passed by Congress.
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The main difference between independent regulatory agencies and executive agencies is that:
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executive agencies are subject to the authority of the president to a greater degree than are independent regulatory agencies.