Exam 43: Administrative Law and Regulatory Agencies

Administrative agencies can:

Administrative agencies have delegated authority to regulate an individual industry or a specific area of commerce.

Administrative agencies may not issue subpoenas.

Administrative agencies were established as a separate branch of the government in the U.S.Constitution.

Why are there so many more administrative agencies today than in the early years of our nation?

An agency can:

Administrative agencies often enforce statutes that are created by Congress.

It is constitutional for an administrative agency to have powers of all three branches of the government.

The FCC and the FAA both regulate specific industries.

Which of the following statutes allows a party to recover attorney's fees from an agency if that agency has engaged in outrageous conduct in connection with an agency action?

Decisions of state administrative agencies may be appealed to the appropriate federal court.

The Equal Access to Justice Act was designed to protect federal administrative agencies from harassment.

It is unconstitutional for an administrative agency to act beyond its specifically delegated powers.

An administrative agency must be created by either the legislative or the executive branch of the government.

Some administrative agencies created by Congress are not part of the executive branch.

Which of the following statutes gives the public access to most documents in the possession of federal agencies?

The Government in the Sunshine Act opens most federal administrative agency meetings to the public.

Which of the following best describes the Equal Access to Justice Act?

Examples of federal government agencies include the following except:

The Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce are part of the executive branch of the government.