An agency with broad discretion to make rules and the expertise and time to promulgate them is called a(n)

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Independent regulatory commissions are agencies with broad discretion to make rules and the expertise and time to promulgate them. They are independent from the executive branch and have a quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial function. Examples include the Federal Communications Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cabinet departments, independent agencies, government corporations, and nonprofit agencies may have some authority to make rules but do not have the same level of discretion or expertise as independent regulatory commissions.

An Agency with Broad Discretion to Make Rules and the Expertise