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Like statutory law,administrative law is created by legislatures.

A) True
B) False

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) files a complaint against General Construction Corporation (GCC) .GCC may want to settle the dispute,before formal adjudicatory proceedings begin,to avoid​


A) appearing uncooperative.
B) eliminating the need for additional proceedings.
C) rectifying the problem to the NRC's satisfaction.
D) saving the expense of formal proceedings and later appeals.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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If a business firm refuses to comply with an agency's request to inspect facilities or business records,the agency must defer to the refusal.

A) True
B) False

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Final administrative rules do not have binding legal effect unless the courts later declare them to be binding.

A) True
B) False

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Executive control over the Federal Communications Commission,and other agencies,may be exercised through a presidential veto of​


A) Congress's modifications of the agency's authority.
B) the agency's final rules.
C) the agency's final orders.
D) none of the choices.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Under the exhaustion doctrine,a party must feel "exhausted" about an administrative action or regulation to challenge it in court.

A) True
B) False

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The U.S.Mine Safety Administration conducts searches of certain businesses.This agency and other administrative agencies can conduct warrantless searches in​


A) all industries.
B) highly regulated industries.
C) no industries.
D) newly regulated industries only.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Federal executive agencies are outside the federal executive departments.

A) True
B) False

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Administrative agencies can conduct warrantless searches in some situations.

A) True
B) False

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True

The Regulatory Flexibility Act has helped reduce record-keeping burdens for Hometown Gas Company and other small business firms in the area of​


A) accounting practices.
B) asset acquisition.
C) hazardous waste management.
D) tax reporting.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Federal agencies must consider ways to reduce the economic impact of new regulations on small businesses.

A) True
B) False

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Often,an administrative agency itself enforces its rules.

A) True
B) False

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By delegating some of its authority to make and implement laws,Congress violates the U.S.Constitution.

A) True
B) False

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Grapple Market Share Corporation would like to know what information federal agencies have about Grapple's operations,so that the firm will know what its competitors may be able to learn about it.Can Grapple require the agencies to disclose whatever information they may have concerning it? If so,how should the firm make its request? What federal law applies? Is any information exempt?

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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)of 1966 requires the federal government to reveal certain "records" to "any person" on request.The request may be made via e-mail or fax,or more traditional print methods,and needs to contain only a reasonable description of the information sought.An agency has twenty working days to respond to a request.There are exemptions,but the agency must notify the party seeking the information what is being withheld and which exemptions-national security,or the confidential or personal nature of the information,for example-are being asserted.An agency's refusal to comply with the FOIA can be challenged in court.Generally,all records must be made available electronically on the Internet,on CD-ROMs,and in other electronic formats,and clearly indexed.Documents must be made computer accessible within a year of their creation.

A party can challenge an administrative regulation as so irrational as to be arbitrary and capricious.

A) True
B) False

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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 federal district court.
B) a hearing before the U.S.Freedom of Information Agency.
C) a meeting with Congress's FOIA subcommittee.
D) a special conference with the president of the United States.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In reviewing the actions of the U.S.Office of Nuclear Energy and other agencies,the courts​


A) are usually reluctant to review questions of fact.
B) rarely defer to the technical expertise of administrative agencies.
C) often rule on the merits of policy determinations.
D) never defer to an agency's interpretation of law.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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In most instances,an agency is not required to obtain a search warrant before a physical search for evidence is conducted.

A) True
B) False

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An administrative adjudicatory hearing does not have to meet the constitutional standards of due process.

A) True
B) False

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Final administrative rules have binding legal effect unless the courts later overturn them.

A) True
B) False

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