Deck 4: Rulemaking and Regulations

Question 1

An attempt by the government to control the behavior of citizens, corporations, and subgovernments is referred to as ______.

A) statutory law
B) regulation
C) compliance
D) rule

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Regulations are defined by ______ law.

A) constitutional
B) civil
C) statutory
D) administrative

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The outcome of the congressional lawmaking process is referred to as ______.

A) constitutional law
B) civil law
C) statutory law
D) administrative law

Answer 3

C

Question 4

All of the following are components of the congressional lawmaking process except ______.

A) committee actions
B) floor debate
C) drafting legislation
D) ballot placement

Question 5

Which of the following federal agencies protects human health and the environment?

A) Food and Drug Administrative (FDA)
B) U.S. Department of Education (DOEd)
C) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
D) U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

Question 6

When Congress grants policymaking power to agencies, it is referred to as ______.

A) mix of enforcement styles
B) shift of responsibility
C) rulemaking
D) delegation of authority

Question 7

Which of the following presumes that members of Congress moved their decision-making to agencies because it can shift the focus and blame to agencies?

A) shift of responsibility
B) delegation of authority
C) rulemaking
D) mix of enforcement styles

Question 8

Agency decision-making is checked by all of the following except ______.

A) Congress
B) the president
C) the federal courts
D) the general public

Question 9

All of the following were identified as ways that Congress oversees agency decision-making except ______.

A) the Administrative Procedure Act
B) vetoes
C) budgets
D) legislation

Question 10

The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 was implemented under President ______ New Deal.

A) Kennedy's
B) Roosevelt's
C) Johnson's
D) Reagan's

Question 11

Which of the following institutions controls agency budgets?

A) agency heads
B) federal courts
C) Congress
D) president

Question 12

Executive orders, which provide policy directives, by law for agency decision-making, are issued by which of the following?

A) presidents
B) congressional leaders
C) Supreme Court justices
D) agency heads

Question 13

According to the text, which of the following accountability mechanisms applies to the Supreme Court?

A) litigation
B) hearings
C) legislation
D) budgets

Question 14

According to the text, which of the following accountability mechanisms applies to Congress?

A) appointment power
B) executive orders
C) OIRA review
D) Administrative Procedure Act

Question 15

All of the following accountability mechanisms apply to Congress except ______.

A) Administrative Procedure Act
B) budgets
C) OIRA review
D) legislation

Question 16

Which of the following was not identified in the text as a stage of rulemaking?

A) notice of proposed rulemaking
B) final rule
C) evaluation of rule
D) pre-rule

Question 17

Informal communication occurs between interest groups and agency personnel during the ______ stage.

A) pre-rule
B) notice of proposed rulemaking
C) final rule
D) evaluation of rule

Question 18

During which of the following stages of rulemaking, can the public become involved?

A) evaluation of rule
B) pre-rule
C) final rule
D) notice of proposed rulemaking

Question 19

Which of the following stages of the rulemaking process is considered to be the current access point to make an impact?

A) evaluation of a rule
B) pre-rule
C) final rule
D) notice of proposed rulemaking

Question 20

After a federal rule becomes a law, the next stage is ______.

A) legitimation
B) formulation
C) evaluation
D) implementation

Question 21

Which of the following populations is crucial during implementation and compliance?

A) interest group members
B) regulators
C) elected officials
D) evaluators

Question 22

The individuals on the frontlines of rule implementation are referred to as ______.

A) journalists
B) street-level bureaucrats
C) policy entrepreneurs
D) lobbyists

Question 23

______ conduct local site visits to ensure that public policy is carried out as intended by the law.

A) Elected officials
B) Journalists
C) Regulators
D) Policy entrepreneurs

Question 24

A precision-based enforcement can be referred to as all of the following except ______.

A) flexible/accommodative
B) tough enforcement
C) deterrence through enforcement actions
D) some degree of adversarialism

Question 25

Which enforcement style ensures all regulations are applied uniformly?

A) mixed enforcement
B) intention based
C) precision based

Question 26

Which of the following enforcement types was referred to as being flexible and results oriented?

A) precision based
B) intention based
C) mixed enforcement

Question 27

Which of the following approaches is centered to keeping a positive relationship with the company?

A) intention based
B) precision based
C) mixed enforcement

Question 28

According to the text, using the ______ enforcement style can lead to regulatory capture.

A) mixed enforcement
B) precision based
C) intention based

Question 29

______ is often perceived as soft and easily manipulated.

A) Precision based
B) Intention based
C) Mixed enforcement

Question 30

Regulators employ their enforcement styles based on all of the following except ______.

A) circumstances
B) settings
C) policy areas
D) business owners

Question 31

Key attributes of a «by the book» enforcement style include all of the following except ______.

A) rules orientation
B) accommodation
C) tough enforcement
D) deterrence through enforcement actions

Question 32

According to the author, precision is a term used to describe ______.

A) rules
B) strict
C) consistency
D) accuracy

Question 33

Which of the following mechanisms of interest group influence take place during the pre-rule stage?

A) meet with agency rule-writer
B) sue agency, challenging the language of the final rule
C) provide research to the Federal Register
D) write a substantive public comment and submit to an agency

Question 34

When interest groups try to influence rulemaking by writing a substantive public comment and submitting to an agency, they are considered to be in the ______ stage.

A) pre-rule
B) evaluation of rule
C) notice and comment
D) final rule

Question 35

Which of the following mechanisms of interest group influence takes place during the final rule stage of rulemaking?

A) provide research to agency rule-writer
B) sue agency, challenging language of the final rule
C) meet with agency rule-writer
D) write a substantive public comment and submit to agency

Question 36

Rule-writers meet with interest groups during the ______ stage.

A) pre-rule
B) evaluation of rule
C) notice and comment
D) final rule

Question 37

According to the text, interest groups can use ______ to achieve a favorable outcome after a final rule has been published in the Federal Register.

A) resources
B) litigation
C) persuasion
D) membership

Question 38

Which of the following administrations was committed to transparency in the government?

A) Trump
B) Obama
C) Bush
D) Nixon

Question 39

Which of the following is at the forefront in providing information in a more accessible manner?

A) technology
B) media
C) public
D) politicians

Question 40

GovPulse.US tracks regulations by ______.

A) costs
B) year
C) titles
D) region

Question 41

Regulators work behind the scenes after rules become laws.

Question 42

Regulators are often responsible for implementing a large majority of policy.

Question 43

Public comments are only submitted via the traditional snail mail.

Question 44

Congress tries to keep the language of legislation as clear and concise as possible so there is no room for interpretation.

Question 45

Under the Administrative Procedure Act, a rule created by an agency could then carry the same legal force as a law.

Question 46

Congressional legislation is easy to pass.

Question 47

Federal and state agencies do not have the authority to create policy through rulemaking.

Question 48

The rulemaking process is the same for both the federal and state governments.

Question 49

At the federal level, the public can submit comments on proposed rules via email or mail.

Question 50

Groups, such as businesses, can impact the language that is placed in the notice of proposed rulemaking.

Question 51

Elected officials dominate the public comment phase during rulemaking.

Question 52

Street-level bureaucrats are responsible for the success or failure of policy.

Question 53

The process to ensure compliance with the law is often described as an evaluation.

Question 54

Inspections by regulators take place unexpectedly.

Question 55

Interest group members are not allowed to meet with agency rule-writers during the rulemaking process.

Question 56

Identify the reasons why U.S. regulations are important to understand.

Question 57

Identify the stages of rulemaking.

Question 58

What factors can influence how long it takes for public comments on proposed rules to be reviewed?

Question 59

Identify the three different categories of enforcement styles?

Question 60

What are the categories that describe precision-based enforcement?

Question 61

What is GovPulse.US?

Question 62

What is the purpose of the Regulation Room?

Question 63

Do you believe that regulations are necessary in the United States? Why or why not?

Question 64

Discuss one to two examples of statutory laws.

Question 65

Discuss what happens at each stage of federal rulemaking.

Question 66

After reading the chapter, you should have a better understanding of the rulemaking process. What does your states rulemaking process look like? How does it compare to that of the federal government?

Question 67

Discuss the influence of interest groups on the rulemaking process. Do you believe they have a large say in what does and does not become a law?