Ch 43: Administrative Law and Regulatory Agencies

Question 1

Administrative Law

Answer 1

Law that governments enact to regulate industries,businesses, and professionals.

Question 2

Administrative Agencies

Answer 2

Agencies created by the government to enforce regulatory statutes.

Question 3

Federal Administrative Agencies

Answer 3

Created by US Congress

Question 4

Cabinet-level Federal departments

Answer 4

Federal agencies that advise the president and are responsible for enforcing specific administrative statutes enacted by Congress

Question 5

Independent federal administrative agencies

Answer 5

Federal agencies that have broad regulatory powers over key areas of the national economy (i.e. IRS)

Question 6

State administrative agencies

Answer 6

Created by state legislature.
Administer state regulatory laws.

Question 7

Local administrative agencies

Answer 7

Created by cities,municipalities, and counties.
Administers local regulatory law.

Question 8

Administrative Procedure

Answer 8

Administrative Law is a combination of substantive and procedural law.

Question 9

Substantive administrative law

Answer 9

Law that an administrative agency enforces

Question 10

Procedural administrative law

Answer 10

Establishes the procedures that must be followed by an administrative agency while enforcing substantive law.

Question 11

Freedom of Information Act

Answer 11

Federal act that gives public access to documents in the possession of federal administrative agencies.

Documents are exempt if they”
-Are classify in the interest of National Security.
- Are a statutorily prohibited from disclosure.
- Interfere with law enforcement proceedings.
- Are medical, personnel, and similar files.
- Contain Trade Secrets, confidential or privileged information.

Question 12

Government in the Sunshine Act

Answer 12

Opens most federal administrative agency meetings to the public.

Exemptions are:
-Where a person is accused of a crime.
-Concerning an agency’s issuance of a subpoena
-Where attendance of the public would significantly frustrate the implementation of a proposed agency action.
-Concerning day-to-day operations.

Question 13

Equal Access to Justice Act

Answer 13

A federal act that protects persons from harassment by federal administrative agencies.

Question 14

Privacy Act

Answer 14

-Federal act

-States that federal administrative businesses can maintain only information about an individual that is relevant and necessary to accomplish a legitimate agency purpose.

Question 15

Substantive Due Process Rule

Answer 15

Right to be heard on an issue when an agency is trying to penalize someone.