Question 1

Exempted rulemaking

Accepted Answer

A)  includes rulemaking that involves foreign policy, military secrets, and personnel rules. 
B)  is exempted from the requirement having a public hearing. 
C)  both a and b. 
D)  neither a nor b. 
A)  includes rulemaking that involves foreign policy, military secrets, and personnel rules. 
B)  is exempted from the requirement having a public hearing. 
C)  both a and b. 
D)  neither a nor b. C

Question 2

Executive agencies

Accepted Answer

A)  are required to do cost-benefit analyses before promulgating rules. 
B)  are influenced by the executive branch because the president can fire the agency heads for any reason or no reason. 
C)  both a and b. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  are required to do cost-benefit analyses before promulgating rules. 
B)  are influenced by the executive branch because the president can fire the agency heads for any reason or no reason. 
C)  both a and b. 
D)  none of the above. C

Question 3

One of the ways Congress exerts control over administrative agencies is through their power to approve agency budgets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

One does not look in the Federal Register to find

Accepted Answer

A)  proposed rules. 
B)  final rules. 
C)  statutes. 
D)  any of the above. 
A)  proposed rules. 
B)  final rules. 
C)  statutes. 
D)  any of the above.

Question 5

Before a rule promulgated by a federal agency becomes law, it must be

Accepted Answer

A)  published in final form in the Federal Register. 
B)  approved by a Senate Oversight Committee. 
C)  both a and b. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  published in final form in the Federal Register. 
B)  approved by a Senate Oversight Committee. 
C)  both a and b. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 6

The most common type of rulemaking by agencies is informal rulemaking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

It is easy to have an administrative regulation declared void by the court; all you have to do is demonstrate that the agency was acting on insufficient data when it passed the regulation in question.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The courts may declare an agency rule void if

Accepted Answer

A)  the rule violates the U. S. Constitution. 
B)  the rule was outside the scope of authority given to the agency in the enabling act that created the agency. 
C)  all of the above. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  the rule violates the U. S. Constitution. 
B)  the rule was outside the scope of authority given to the agency in the enabling act that created the agency. 
C)  all of the above. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 9

Administrative agencies are said to have quasi-legislative powers because they have the authority to promulgate rules which have the force of law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Activities of administrative agencies include rulemaking, adjudication, providing information to the public, granting licenses, and conducting research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The executive branch tends to have more influence over executive agencies than over independent agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

All rules made by administrative agencies must be

Accepted Answer

A)  published as proposed rules in the Federal Register. 
B)  published as final rules in the Federal Register at least 30 days before they are to go into effect. 
C)  both a and b. 
A)  published as proposed rules in the Federal Register. 
B)  published as final rules in the Federal Register at least 30 days before they are to go into effect. 
C)  both a and b.

Question 13

All proposed and final rules being promulgated by a regulatory agency must be published in the Federal Register.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Executive controls administrative agencies by appointing those who head the agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The EPA was created in 1970, and is one of the largest federal agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Agencies have the authority to

Accepted Answer

A)  promulgate rules that have the force of law. 
B)  investigate complaints of violations of agency-promulgated rules. 
C)  provide information to the public about matters regulated by the agency. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  promulgate rules that have the force of law. 
B)  investigate complaints of violations of agency-promulgated rules. 
C)  provide information to the public about matters regulated by the agency. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 17

The court's standard of review will give the greatest deference to any agency's decision when the plaintiff

Accepted Answer

A)  is challenging the procedures used by the agency. 
B)  is challenging the agency's interpretation of a statute. 
C)  is challenging the factual basis for the agency's action. 
D)  none of the above (the same standard of review applies in all cases). 
A)  is challenging the procedures used by the agency. 
B)  is challenging the agency's interpretation of a statute. 
C)  is challenging the factual basis for the agency's action. 
D)  none of the above (the same standard of review applies in all cases).

Question 18

Administrative agencies are controlled by

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress' ability to give them their powers through enacting their enabling statutes. 
B)  Congress' exercise of its oversight authority. 
C)  both a and b. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  Congress' ability to give them their powers through enacting their enabling statutes. 
B)  Congress' exercise of its oversight authority. 
C)  both a and b. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 19

Which of the following agencies have significant impact on environmental policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Department of the Interior 
B)  Department of Agriculture 
C)  Both a and b. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  Department of the Interior 
B)  Department of Agriculture 
C)  Both a and b. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 20

The Freedom of Information Act is an example of a statutory limitation on administrative agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exempted rulemaking

Executive agencies

One of the ways Congress exerts control over administrative agencies is through their power to approve agency budgets.

One does not look in the Federal Register to find

Before a rule promulgated by a federal agency becomes law, it must be

The most common type of rulemaking by agencies is informal rulemaking.

It is easy to have an administrative regulation declared void by the court; all you have to do is demonstrate that the agency was acting on insufficient data when it passed the regulation in question.

The courts may declare an agency rule void if

Administrative agencies are said to have quasi-legislative powers because they have the authority to promulgate rules which have the force of law.

Activities of administrative agencies include rulemaking, adjudication, providing information to the public, granting licenses, and conducting research.

The executive branch tends to have more influence over executive agencies than over independent agencies.

All rules made by administrative agencies must be

All proposed and final rules being promulgated by a regulatory agency must be published in the Federal Register.

The Executive controls administrative agencies by appointing those who head the agencies.

The EPA was created in 1970, and is one of the largest federal agencies.

Agencies have the authority to

The court's standard of review will give the greatest deference to any agency's decision when the plaintiff

Administrative agencies are controlled by

Which of the following agencies have significant impact on environmental policy?

The Freedom of Information Act is an example of a statutory limitation on administrative agencies.

The American Legal System: the Source of Environmental Law

The Litigation Process and Other Tools for Resolving Environmental Disputes

An Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy

Air-Quality Control

Water-Quality Control

Controlling Toxic Substances

Waste Management and Hazardous Releases

Energy

Natural Resources

International Environmental Law

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Exam 3: Administrative Law and Its Impact on the Environment

Exempted rulemaking

Executive agencies

One of the ways Congress exerts control over administrative agencies is through their power to approve agency budgets.

One does not look in the Federal Register to find

Before a rule promulgated by a federal agency becomes law, it must be

The most common type of rulemaking by agencies is informal rulemaking.

It is easy to have an administrative regulation declared void by the court; all you have to do is demonstrate that the agency was acting on insufficient data when it passed the regulation in question.

The courts may declare an agency rule void if

Administrative agencies are said to have quasi-legislative powers because they have the authority to promulgate rules which have the force of law.

Activities of administrative agencies include rulemaking, adjudication, providing information to the public, granting licenses, and conducting research.

The executive branch tends to have more influence over executive agencies than over independent agencies.

All rules made by administrative agencies must be

All proposed and final rules being promulgated by a regulatory agency must be published in the Federal Register.

The Executive controls administrative agencies by appointing those who head the agencies.

The EPA was created in 1970, and is one of the largest federal agencies.

Agencies have the authority to

The court's standard of review will give the greatest deference to any agency's decision when the plaintiff

Administrative agencies are controlled by

Which of the following agencies have significant impact on environmental policy?

The Freedom of Information Act is an example of a statutory limitation on administrative agencies.

The American Legal System: the Source of Environmental Law

The Litigation Process and Other Tools for Resolving Environmental Disputes

An Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy

Air-Quality Control

Water-Quality Control

Controlling Toxic Substances

Waste Management and Hazardous Releases

Energy

Natural Resources

International Environmental Law

Filters