Chapter 23 Flashcards
A failure of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to comply with a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) may be challenged in
a. a special conference with the president of the United States.
b. a federal district court.
c. a hearing before the U.S. Freedom of Information Agency.
d. a meeting with Congress’s FOIA subcommittee.
b
Closed meetings of the U.S. Forest and Wildlife Service and other federal administrative agencies are permitted when
a. the subject of the meeting concerns accusing a person of a crime.
b. all of the choices.
c. open meetings would frustrate the implementation of future actions.
d. the subject of the meeting involves matters relating to future litigation or rulemaking.
b
Congress enables the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate air and water pollution. This congressional act is
a. divine right.
b. a delegation of legislative power.
c. arbitrary and capricious.
d. a gap-filling power.
b
Executive control over the Federal Communications Commission, and other agencies, may be exercised through the president’s power to
a. promulgate enabling legislation.
b. appoint agency officers.
c. veto the agency’s final orders.
d. veto the agency’s final rules.
b
Federal executive agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are
a. arms of the courts.
b. subagencies of congressional committees.
c. outside the major departments of the government’s executive branch.
d. part of the government’s executive branch.
d
Information Security Inc. pays income and other taxes collected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Like other federal administrative agencies, the IRS was created by
a. the courts, through the adjudicatory process.
b. Congress, through enabling legislation.
c. the U.S. Constitution, in Article I, Section 8.
d. the president, through an executive order.
b
Organic Frozen Foods Corporation is subject to regulations issued by the Food and Drug Administration, which is a federal agency. These regulations are part of the body of
a. executive law.
b. administrative law.
c. statutory law.
d. legislative law.
b
Persons who favor the creation of a National Biotech Agency to regulate the production of genetically altered agricultural products should concentrate their lobbying efforts on
a. the president of the United States.
b. Congress.
c. the United States Supreme Court.
d. federal administrative agencies that oversee agricultural products.
b
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent regulatory agency. As such, the FTC is subject to
a. more executive authority than executive agencies.
b. less executive authority than executive agencies.
c. no higher authority.
d. the authority of nongovernmental oversight committees.
b
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) orders Retail Empire Inc. to reveal certain information. Retail Empire complains to a court, arguing that the order is an abuse of the FTC’s discretion. Like other agencies, the FTC can use a subpoena to
a. obtain any information except what a party refuses to reveal.
b. compel a party to testify, but not to obtain documents.
c. harass an uncooperative business or individual.
d. obtain information to reveal regulatory violations.
d
