Exam 5: Powers and Functions of Administrative Agencies

Caleb is a witness in a controversy involving the U.S.Drug Enforcement Administration.Caleb can be compelled to appear before an administrative law judge if he is served with​

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

If the meaning of a statute's language is unclear and an agency interprets it,a court must follow the interpretation as long as it is reasonable.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)wants to seize certain documents of Monetary Propriety,Inc.Whether it is permissible for the IRS to request or seize the documents depends on whether the documents are​

Unlike those who violate statutes,violators of agency rules are not punished.

Guard Personnel Company (GPC)is charged with using hiring practices that do not meet requirements set by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA).The administrative law judge orders GPC to comply with the TSA's regulations.GPC may​

Administrative agencies cannot make legislative rules,or substantive rules,that are as legally binding as laws that the Congress passes.

Beck seeks information about Donatello and other well-known businesspersons under the Freedom of Information Act.To obtain the information,Beck must​

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

Only experts can submit comments on a proposed administrative rule.

State regulation,when not preempted,may cover many of the same activities as federal regulation.

After notice-and-comment rulemaking,the U.S.Bureau of Land Management (BLM)issues a new rule and applies it to Clearcut Timber Company.Clearcut appeals the application to a federal court.The court will most likely defer to the BLM's interpretation of​

The Securities and Exchange Commission decides to create a new rule relating to the dissemination of material nonpublic information through corporate Web sites.The first step is​

The Federal Aviation Administration uses notice-and-comment rulemaking.The final rule in such a proceeding is sometimes referred to as​

Administrative agencies generally exercise substantial discretion over the type of hearing procedures that they use.

The public must be provided with adequate advance notice of scheduled federal administrative agency meetings and agendas.

The Administrative Procedure Act does not apply to a particular agency procedure.

The Merit Systems Protection Board issues a rule.Like other administrative agencies' "legislative rules," this rule is as​

The U.S.Social Security Administration is a federal agency.The Iowa Department of Social Services is a parallel state agency.If these agencies' regulations conflict

With some exceptions,every portion of every meeting of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors and other federal administrative agencies must be open to public observation under​