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BLW 203 CHAPTER 6 6TH ED T/F SELF TEST



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

State administrative regulations may regulate areas not covered by federal rules.
 

 2. 

Enabling legislation is passed by an administrative agency before it begins any regulatory activities.
 

 3. 

The Federal Trade Commission is an independent regulatory agency.
 

 4. 

Congress issues legislative rules when it creates an administrative agency.
 

 5. 

Administrative rules are not as binding as the laws that Congress enacts.
 

 6. 

The U.S. Constitution provides the legal basis for administrative agencies.
 

 7. 

Congress may delegate some of its authority to administrative agencies.
 

 8. 

The Administrative Procedure Act imposes requirements on administrative review and rulemaking.
 

 9. 

Notice-and-comment rulemaking is the most common rulemaking process used by administrative agencies.
 

 10. 

A subpoena duces tecum is an order to an individual or organization to hand over certain records, papers, or books.
 

 11. 

Administrative agencies may be required to show that information requested during the course of an investigation is relevant.
 

 12. 

Administrative agencies can obtain information through on-site searches and seizures.
 

 13. 

An administrative agency will generally initiate an administrative action against an organization by undertaking formal adjudication.
 

 14. 

An administrative law judge rules only on questions of fact, not questions of law.
 

 15. 

Judicial review of administrative agency actions is required.
 

 16. 

Every part of most meetings of a federal agency must be open to public observation.
 

 17. 

Congress can review new federal regulations before they take effect.
 

 18. 

An agency must conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis of any new regulation.
 

 19. 

A state may create an agency as a parallel to a federal agency to provide similar services on a local basis.
 

 20. 

The priority among conflicting federal and state laws is based on the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution.
 



 
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