Deck 1: Introduction to Administrative Law

Question 1

What is agency discretion?

Answer 1

Discretion is the ability possessed by agencies to make choices in the way they do their work.

Question 2

Discuss the delegation and nondelegation doctrine.

Answer 2

Be- cause Article I of the U.S.Constitution vests leg- islative power in Congress, constitutional issues have been raised to the legitimacy of administra- tive agencies.The nondelegation doctrine recog- nizes this dilemma and concerns itself with the limits and requirements of a valid delegation of power to an administrative agency.

Question 3

State four sources of administrative law.

Answer 3

1.The Constitution
2.Executive orders
3.Regulations
4.Statutes

Question 4

The function of administrative agencies is:

A)To provide a check on the power of Congress
B)To make and implement rules and regulations

Question 5

State the names and function of five federal agencies.

Question 6

Describe the scope of administrative law.

Question 7

Administrative law touches and concerns most aspects of life in the United States.

Question 8

The cabinet departments such as the Department of Defense can be described as follows:

A)Headed by a Congressional appointee
B)Headed by a Supreme Court justice
C)Headed by a presidential appointee
D)None of the above

Question 9

State three powers possessed by administrative agencies.

Question 10

Give some reasons for the importance of admin- istrative law.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a power of an ad- ministrative agency?

A)Rulemaking
B)Adjudication
C)Punishment for criminal violations
D)Executive

Question 12

What are some of the various types of agencies?

Question 13

Delegations of power from Congress to the agen- cies are generally unconstitutional.

Question 14

List and briefly describe the powers possessed by agencies.

Question 15

How are agencies created?

Question 16

The secretaries of cabinet departments are:

A)Directly accountable to the President
B)Officials who serve at the pleasure of the President
C)Responsible directly to the Supreme Court
D)Both a and b