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Administrative Law
BUL 3103 Placid Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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Administrative law is created by | Administrative agencies, not legislatures. |
Enabling Legislation | Congress passes this to create an administrative agency. This Specifies the name, purposes, functions, and powers of the agency being created. |
Two types of Administrative Agencies | 1)Executive Agencies 2)Independent Regulatory Agencies |
Executive Agencies | Include the cabinet departments of the executive branch. Usually have a single administrator, director, or secretary who is appointed by the president. |
Independent Regulatory Agencies | Are outside the federal executive departments Ex)Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). |
Legislative Rules | Administrative agencies to which the constitution does not apply can make (Substantive rules)that are as legally binding as laws that Congress passes. |
Delegation Doctrine | Granting Congress the power to establish administrative agencies that can create rules for implementing those laws. |
Adjudication | The process of resolving a dispute by presenting evidence and arguments before a neutral third party decision maker. |