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Chapter 6
Adminstrative Agencies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where do most regulations that have an impact on business come from? | Federal and State administrative agencies |
| They possess all 3. Legislative, Judicial, and Executive | |
| What is an enabling statute? | A law passed by congress or state legislature that creates an administrative agency |
| Why are Independent Administrative Agencies created? | They are created to enforce law that Congress passes |
| What are 5 of the Independent Administrative Agencies? | EPA, EEOC, FCC, NLRB, & SEC |
| What was the Federal Trade Commission created by? What was it trying to prohibit? | Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914. It was trying to prohibit unfair methods of competition and deceptive trade practices |
| Customers who have complaints about their cellphone bill can file writen complaints with? | The Federal Communications Commission |
| What do Administrative law (Agency rules) do that statutory law does not? | Administrative law (Agency rules) are more detailed than statutory law and fills in the gaps left by statutes |
| How are Administrative Agencies created, and given their authority? | Adminstrative Agencies are created by the legislature and are given their authority by the legislature through an enabling statute |
| Name the three ways the public has ready access to the activity of Administrative Agencies? | 1. Open Records 2. Open Meetings 3. Public Annoucement of agency guidelines |