Question 1

Identify and describe the two main categories of government regulation.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Government regulation

Question 2

What is administrative rulemaking?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Administrative rulema

Question 3

______ are often used to determine whether to implement regulation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Risk assessment and tort action 
B)  Cost-benefit analysis and partial preemption 
C)  Cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment 
D)  Tort action and assuming the roles of private attorneys general 
A)  Risk assessment and tort action 
B)  Cost-benefit analysis and partial preemption 
C)  Cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment 
D)  Tort action and assuming the roles of private attorneys general

Question 4

It is possible to reduce economic regulation while expanding social regulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the text, the American public is generally ______ regulation.

Accepted Answer

A)  indifferent about 
B)  friendly toward 
C)  critical toward 
D)  content with 
A)  indifferent about 
B)  friendly toward 
C)  critical toward 
D)  content with

Question 6

Cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment are two types of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  adjudication techniques used by the courts 
B)  preemption strategies 
C)  delay tactics used by agencies under review 
D)  expert techniques to assess whether regulation should exist 
A)  adjudication techniques used by the courts 
B)  preemption strategies 
C)  delay tactics used by agencies under review 
D)  expert techniques to assess whether regulation should exist

Question 7

According to the text, why does government regulation exist?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. All governments regul

Question 8

How do presidents regulate the regulators?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Presidents,especially

Question 9

Which two constitutional amendments, along with a body of case law, frame government regulation and describe the procedure by which government officials should follow to administer regulations?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Fourth and Sixteenth Amendments 
B)  the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments 
C)  the First and Nineteenth Amendments 
D)  the Thirteenth and Tenth Amendments 
A)  the Fourth and Sixteenth Amendments 
B)  the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments 
C)  the First and Nineteenth Amendments 
D)  the Thirteenth and Tenth Amendments

Question 10

According to the text, ______ are the central nervous system of government.

Accepted Answer

A)  administrators 
B)  regulations 
C)  decisions 
D)  budgets 
A)  administrators 
B)  regulations 
C)  decisions 
D)  budgets

Question 11

In addition to regulating autonomously, state and local governments ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  are not subject to partial preemption 
B)  cannot administer federal programs 
C)  can administer national regulatory programs 
D)  are not subject to congressional authority 
A)  are not subject to partial preemption 
B)  cannot administer federal programs 
C)  can administer national regulatory programs 
D)  are not subject to congressional authority

Question 12

What type of regulation is intended to limit monopolies and unfair methods of competition?

Accepted Answer

A)  externalities laws 
B)  antitrust laws 
C)  adjudication laws 
D)  standing laws 
A)  externalities laws 
B)  antitrust laws 
C)  adjudication laws 
D)  standing laws

Question 13

In addition to administering national regulatory programs, state and local governments can regulate ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  only under statutory mandates 
B)  only with federal involvement 
C)  only with partial preemption 
D)  autonomously 
A)  only under statutory mandates 
B)  only with federal involvement 
C)  only with partial preemption 
D)  autonomously

Question 14

The two major methods used to determine whether to implement regulation are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  partial preemption and private attorneys general 
B)  risk assessment and partial preemption 
C)  partial preemption and tort action 
D)  risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis 
A)  partial preemption and private attorneys general 
B)  risk assessment and partial preemption 
C)  partial preemption and tort action 
D)  risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis

Question 15

In 1998, a class-action suit awarded an estimated $246 billion to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the National Wildlife Federation 
B)  the tobacco companies at the expense of the states 
C)  citizens affected by the herbicide Agent Orange 
D)  the states at the expense of the tobacco companies 
A)  the National Wildlife Federation 
B)  the tobacco companies at the expense of the states 
C)  citizens affected by the herbicide Agent Orange 
D)  the states at the expense of the tobacco companies

Question 16

Each of the following methods is used to invoke courts' regulation of the regulators EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  partial preemption 
B)  tort action 
C)  class-action suits 
D)  assuming the roles of private attorneys general 
A)  partial preemption 
B)  tort action 
C)  class-action suits 
D)  assuming the roles of private attorneys general

Question 17

In pursuing the objectives of government regulation, which of the following three features are central?

Accepted Answer

A)  class action suits, cost reductions, and delegation of legislative power 
B)  tort action, cost-benefit analysis, and procedural fairness 
C)  deregulation, regulatory action, and tort action 
D)  adequacy of resources, regulatory procedure, and delegation of legislative power 
A)  class action suits, cost reductions, and delegation of legislative power 
B)  tort action, cost-benefit analysis, and procedural fairness 
C)  deregulation, regulatory action, and tort action 
D)  adequacy of resources, regulatory procedure, and delegation of legislative power

Question 18

In what circumstances do the courts regulate the regulatory system?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Often courts arbitrat

Question 19

What is the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The Administrative Pr

Question 20

Which of the following terms refers to one of two basic regulatory approaches used by administrative agencies wherein public managers write regulations that apply to all persons and organizations meeting certain guidelines?

Accepted Answer

A)  administrative rulemaking 
B)  adjudication 
C)  performance management 
D)  management by objectives 
A)  administrative rulemaking 
B)  adjudication 
C)  performance management 
D)  management by objectives

Identify and describe the two main categories of government regulation.

What is administrative rulemaking?

______ are often used to determine whether to implement regulation.

It is possible to reduce economic regulation while expanding social regulation.

According to the text, the American public is generally ______ regulation.

Cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment are two types of ______.

According to the text, why does government regulation exist?

How do presidents regulate the regulators?

Which two constitutional amendments, along with a body of case law, frame government regulation and describe the procedure by which government officials should follow to administer regulations?

According to the text, ______ are the central nervous system of government.

In addition to regulating autonomously, state and local governments ______.

What type of regulation is intended to limit monopolies and unfair methods of competition?

In addition to administering national regulatory programs, state and local governments can regulate ______.

The two major methods used to determine whether to implement regulation are ______.

In 1998, a class-action suit awarded an estimated $246 billion to ______.

Each of the following methods is used to invoke courts' regulation of the regulators EXCEPT ______.

In pursuing the objectives of government regulation, which of the following three features are central?

In what circumstances do the courts regulate the regulatory system?

What is the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946?

Which of the following terms refers to one of two basic regulatory approaches used by administrative agencies wherein public managers write regulations that apply to all persons and organizations meeting certain guidelines?

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Exam 13: Regulation and the Courts

Identify and describe the two main categories of government regulation.

What is administrative rulemaking?

______ are often used to determine whether to implement regulation.

It is possible to reduce economic regulation while expanding social regulation.

According to the text, the American public is generally ______ regulation.

Cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment are two types of ______.

According to the text, why does government regulation exist?

How do presidents regulate the regulators?

Which two constitutional amendments, along with a body of case law, frame government regulation and describe the procedure by which government officials should follow to administer regulations?

According to the text, ______ are the central nervous system of government.

In addition to regulating autonomously, state and local governments ______.

What type of regulation is intended to limit monopolies and unfair methods of competition?

In addition to administering national regulatory programs, state and local governments can regulate ______.

The two major methods used to determine whether to implement regulation are ______.

In 1998, a class-action suit awarded an estimated $246 billion to ______.

Each of the following methods is used to invoke courts' regulation of the regulators EXCEPT ______.

In pursuing the objectives of government regulation, which of the following three features are central?

In what circumstances do the courts regulate the regulatory system?

What is the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946?

Which of the following terms refers to one of two basic regulatory approaches used by administrative agencies wherein public managers write regulations that apply to all persons and organizations meeting certain guidelines?

Accountability

What Government Does And How It Does It

What Is Public Administration?

Organizational Theory

The Executive Branch

Organization Problems

Administrative Reform

The Civil Service

Human Capital

Decision Making: Rationality and Risk

Budgeting

Implementation and Performance

Accountability and Politics

Filters