Question 1

Enabling acts:

Accepted Answer

A) are regulations of administrative agencies. 
B) are nonlegislative provisions. 
C) establish administrative agencies and their authority. 
D) must contain sunset provisions. 
A) are regulations of administrative agencies. 
B) are nonlegislative provisions. 
C) establish administrative agencies and their authority. 
D) must contain sunset provisions.

Question 2

What is the effect of a consent decree?

Accepted Answer

A) The agency's charges are dismissed with no sanctions. 
B) The party makes no admissions as to conduct. 
C) There is still judicial appeal from a consent decree. 
D) It is no longer available under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 
E) none of the above 
A) The agency's charges are dismissed with no sanctions. 
B) The party makes no admissions as to conduct. 
C) There is still judicial appeal from a consent decree. 
D) It is no longer available under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 
E) none of the above

Question 3

Which law simplified rulemaking for businesses?

Accepted Answer

A) Regulatory Flexibility Act 
B) Freedom of Information Act 
C) Administrative Procedures Act 
D) both a and b 
E) none of the above 
A) Regulatory Flexibility Act 
B) Freedom of Information Act 
C) Administrative Procedures Act 
D) both a and b 
E) none of the above

Question 4

To withstand challenges,proposed agency rules must be supported by some studies or evidence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Inspections are a means of enforcement for administrative agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Federal Register is a daily update of changes and proposed changes in the Code of Federal Regulations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The public comment period:

Accepted Answer

A) need not be 30 days if there a formal hearings. 
B) need not be 30 days if the Regulatory Flexibility Act is followed. 
C) need not be 30 days in the case of an emergency. 
D) must always be 30 days. 
A) need not be 30 days if there a formal hearings. 
B) need not be 30 days if the Regulatory Flexibility Act is followed. 
C) need not be 30 days in the case of an emergency. 
D) must always be 30 days.

Question 8

Why is the Code of Federal Regulations not solely online to save money and time?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Personnel records are an exception to the prohibited exchanges of information among agencies under the Federal Privacy Act.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Law enforcement agencies are exempt from the Federal Privacy Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All administrative agencies:

Accepted Answer

A) are at the federal level. 
B) promulgate regulations. 
C) are created by the U.S.President. 
D) are under sunset laws. 
A) are at the federal level. 
B) promulgate regulations. 
C) are created by the U.S.President. 
D) are under sunset laws.

Question 12

The United States has about as many or fewer administrative agencies as does its major trading partners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Hearings conducted by agencies for enforcement purposes need not provide due process for the parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is $\underline{\text{not}}$ an exemption from FOIA requests?

Accepted Answer

A) investigation records 
B) product safety tests 
C) personnel files 
D) bank reports 
A) investigation records 
B) product safety tests 
C) personnel files 
D) bank reports

Question 15

Ex parte contacts are:

Accepted Answer

A) contacts with a member of a different political party during rule making. 
B) contacts with an individual who has not made comments on a proposed rule. 
C) unilateral contacts with an ALJ. 
D) none of the above 
A) contacts with a member of a different political party during rule making. 
B) contacts with an individual who has not made comments on a proposed rule. 
C) unilateral contacts with an ALJ. 
D) none of the above

Question 16

A court challenge to a promulgated rule based on the theory that the agency exceeded its authority is:

Accepted Answer

A) a substantial evidence challenge. 
B) an arbitrary and capricious challenge. 
C) an ultra vires challenge. 
D) all of the above 
A) a substantial evidence challenge. 
B) an arbitrary and capricious challenge. 
C) an ultra vires challenge. 
D) all of the above

Question 17

The Privacy Act is part of the Administrative Procedures Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Formal rulemaking differs from informal rulemaking in:

Accepted Answer

A) public notice is required for formal rulemaking not informal. 
B) a public comment period is needed for formal rulemaking but not informal. 
C) no modification period exists in formal rulemaking. 
D) none of the above 
A) public notice is required for formal rulemaking not informal. 
B) a public comment period is needed for formal rulemaking but not informal. 
C) no modification period exists in formal rulemaking. 
D) none of the above

Question 19

An FOIA request:

Accepted Answer

A) is a request made by a citizen for agency information. 
B) is an intergovernmental agency request for information about citizens. 
C) can request any information in an agency's file. 
D) may not require the payment of copy fees. 
A) is a request made by a citizen for agency information. 
B) is an intergovernmental agency request for information about citizens. 
C) can request any information in an agency's file. 
D) may not require the payment of copy fees.

Question 20

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a new rule that would require those born outside the United States to be subject to additional security clearance steps at the airport.The proposed rule does not include a study that such persons pose additional risks for air travel.How can the regulation be challenged?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​The absence of a study means that the agency has not complied with the requirements of the APA. 
B) ​The rule cannot be challenged until the comment period is over and there has been promulgation. 
C) The rule does not require study of the agency has information that creates a national security emergency. 
D) All of the above statements are true. 
A) ​The absence of a study means that the agency has not complied with the requirements of the APA. 
B) ​The rule cannot be challenged until the comment period is over and there has been promulgation. 
C) The rule does not require study of the agency has information that creates a national security emergency. 
D) All of the above statements are true.

Enabling acts:

What is the effect of a consent decree?

Which law simplified rulemaking for businesses?

To withstand challenges,proposed agency rules must be supported by some studies or evidence.

Inspections are a means of enforcement for administrative agencies.

The Federal Register is a daily update of changes and proposed changes in the Code of Federal Regulations.

The public comment period:

Why is the Code of Federal Regulations not solely online to save money and time?

Personnel records are an exception to the prohibited exchanges of information among agencies under the Federal Privacy Act.

Law enforcement agencies are exempt from the Federal Privacy Act.

All administrative agencies:

The United States has about as many or fewer administrative agencies as does its major trading partners.

Hearings conducted by agencies for enforcement purposes need not provide due process for the parties.

Which of the following is $\underline{\text{not}}$ an exemption from FOIA requests?

Ex parte contacts are:

A court challenge to a promulgated rule based on the theory that the agency exceeded its authority is:

The Privacy Act is part of the Administrative Procedures Act.

Formal rulemaking differs from informal rulemaking in:

An FOIA request:

Introduction to Law

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

The Judicial System

Managing Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategies

Business and the Constitution

International Law

Business Crime

Business Torts

Environmental Regulation and Sustainability

Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation

Contracts and Sales: Performance,Remedies,and Collection

Product Advertising and Liability

Business Competition: Antitrust

Business and Intellectual Property Law

Management of Employee Conduct: Agency

Governance and Structure: Forms of Doing Business

Governance and Regulation: Securities Law

Management of Employee Welfare

Management: Employment Discrimination

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Exam 6: Administrative Law

Enabling acts:

What is the effect of a consent decree?

Which law simplified rulemaking for businesses?

To withstand challenges,proposed agency rules must be supported by some studies or evidence.

Inspections are a means of enforcement for administrative agencies.

The Federal Register is a daily update of changes and proposed changes in the Code of Federal Regulations.

The public comment period:

Why is the Code of Federal Regulations not solely online to save money and time?

Personnel records are an exception to the prohibited exchanges of information among agencies under the Federal Privacy Act.​

Law enforcement agencies are exempt from the Federal Privacy Act.

All administrative agencies:

The United States has about as many or fewer administrative agencies as does its major trading partners.

Hearings conducted by agencies for enforcement purposes need not provide due process for the parties.

Which of the following is not‾\underline{\text{not}}not​ an exemption from FOIA requests?

Ex parte contacts are:

A court challenge to a promulgated rule based on the theory that the agency exceeded its authority is:

The Privacy Act is part of the Administrative Procedures Act.

Formal rulemaking differs from informal rulemaking in:

An FOIA request:

Introduction to Law

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

The Judicial System

Managing Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategies

Business and the Constitution

International Law

Business Crime

Business Torts

Environmental Regulation and Sustainability

Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation

Contracts and Sales: Performance,Remedies,and Collection

Product Advertising and Liability

Business Competition: Antitrust

Business and Intellectual Property Law

Management of Employee Conduct: Agency

Governance and Structure: Forms of Doing Business

Governance and Regulation: Securities Law

Management of Employee Welfare

Management: Employment Discrimination

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Personnel records are an exception to the prohibited exchanges of information among agencies under the Federal Privacy Act.

Which of the following is $\underline{\text{not}}$ an exemption from FOIA requests?