Exam 43: Administrative Law

An agency can issue an "interpretive rule" through an informal method of policymaking.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating reports that Caplets Pharmaceutical Corporation is putting potentially harmful ad?di?tives in Doze, a new pain-relief medication. The FDA's demands for particular documents from Caplets

Congress issues "legislative rules" when it creates an administrative agency.

An administrative law judge rules on questions of fact.

Federal agencies must prepare guides that explain in "plain English" how small businesses can comply with federal regulations..

A regulated party can take a dispute about the regulation to a court rather than going through the administrative adjudicatory process.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) orders GR8 Steaks Company to reveal certain information. GR8 Steaks complains to a court, arguing that the order is an abuse of the FTC's discretion. Like other agencies, the FTC can use a subpoena to

The Office of Postsecondary Education, like other federal administra?tive agencies, is part of the government's

Persons who favor the creation of a National Biotech Agency to regu?late the production of genetically altered agricultural products should con?cen?trate their lobbying ef?forts on

Administrative rules do not have binding legal effect.

Any party to a case may appeal the order of an administrative law judge to the board or commission that governs the agency.

Congress leaves it to the Bureau of Prisons to oversee the promulgation of detailed regulations in areas under the agency's juris?diction. This is

Congress can "freeze" the enforcement of a regulation before it takes effect.

National Ladder Company is subject to regulations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Like other federal administrative agencies, the OSHA was created by

Nursing Home Care Company is charged with violating a rule of the Social Security Administration. Most likely, Nursing Home Care will be required to appear at a hearing presided over by

The Regulatory Flexibility Act has helped reduce record-keeping bur?dens for Hometown Gas Company and other small business firms in the area of

Congress can review new federal regulations before they take effect.

Labor Recruiters, Inc., has been ordered to appear at a hearing be?fore an administrative law judge of the National Labor Relations Board. A significant difference between a trial and an administrative hearing is that

To notify the public of a proposed rule, the Food Safety and Inspection Service, like other federal agencies, publishes the proposal

The judicial branch exercises control over administrative agencies through its power to fund them.