Exam 17: The Regulatory Process

Which department usually handles the prosecution of criminal cases that are heard in federal court when an agency brings criminal charges against a party:

Which classification of administrative laws have the same force of law as statues enacted by Congress:

Comments that are filed by interested members of the public about proposed regulations can form the basis of a legal challenge to a rule that is finalized and failed to take note of a valid critical comment.

Congress created the first regulatory agency in 1887. It was called the:

Among the formal procedures used by most regulatory agencies are quasi-judicial powers, especially:

In Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, the Supreme Court held that for a party to have standing to challenge an administrative decision they must be "an interested party."

Which of the following is an example of a sanction offered by the APA:

Who ensures that an agency has not exceeded its authority or violated proper procedure in issuing a final rule:

Administrative agencies are generally created by:

Which of these is not a procedural requirement for judicial review of an agency decision:

In Dow Chemical Co. v. U.S. the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA did not conduct an unconstitutional search of Dow property when it took aerial photographs in search of evidence of violations of the law.

The ____ makes most documents held by federal agencies available to the public.

The Supreme Court has ruled that agencies do not need search warrants to inspect business property.

The Administrative Procedures Act requires that notice of proposed agency rules appear in the Federal Register so there is a chance for the public to see the rule.

There are about 250 federal regulatory agencies issuing about two thousand pages of regulations each year.

In reviewing agency informal procedures, the courts are generally most concerned that the agency procedure was fair and consistent with the intent of Congress.

The branch of law that consists of legal rules that define the authority and structure of hundreds of administrative agencies is known as:

Which of the following is a provision of the Government in the Sunshine Act?

The courts generally will not find that an agency's decisions are arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion if:

All federal courts have jurisdiction to hear appeals from administrative agency actions.