The branches of government (at the federal level) that in some way control agency decisions.
What are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
100
The rule that if a police officer sees, hears, or smells something while lawfully acting in an official capacity, that item may be used as evidence at trial even if the officer did not have a valid search warrant.
What is the plain view doctrine?
100
The federal agency that manages government interaction with native american tribes.
What is the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
100
Also known as notice and comment rulemaking.
What is informal rulemaking?
100
The term used to describe the various methods to quickly and efficiently resolve matters before an agency.
What is alternative dispute resolution (ADR)?
200
These executive-level agencies, including but not limited to the DofD, SecState, DOJ, and Dept. of Interior, make up what is known as the ____________ _____________.
What is the President's Cabinet?
200
The right to prevent disclosure, or duty to refrain from disclosing, information communicated within a specially recognized confidential relationship.
What is privilege?
200
The federal agency that handles visa applications, work permits, and other citizenship issues.
What is the United States Citizenship and Immigration Servcies?
200
A form of rulemaking that allows the agency and interested parties to work together and draft a rule that is acceptable to everyone affected by the rule; typically includes committees of interested parties.
What is negotiated rulemaking?
200
The three basic requirements of procedural due process.
What are notice, hearing, and impartial judge?
300
The federal law that describes how federal agencies must do busienss and how disputes go from the federal agencies into court. States have an analog act.
What is the Administrative Procedures Act (or APA)?
300
In order to ensure access to the information needed to enforce regulations, agencies often impose __________ provisions that require regulated parties to maintain certain types of information.
What is recordkeeping?
300
The agency responsible for circulating coinage in the United States.
What is the US Mint?
300
The publication where final rules are published; it is updated each year and is divided into 50 titles.
What is the Code of Federal Regulations?
300
A directive issued by the president or governors to agencies and officials; has the force of law with being passed by a legsilature.
What are executive orders?
400
Legal principles created by judges in the absence of a statute.
What is common law?
400
A subpoena by which a person is commanded to bring documents to court or to an administrative agency.
What is a subpoena duces tecum?
400
The federal agency charged with mine safety.
What is the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
400
Agency issued statements of clarification to advise the public on the agency's interpretation of the statutes and rules its administers.
What are nonlegislative rules?
400
The form of congressional control of agencies that occurs when Congress gives a broad mandate to a new administrative agency.
What is control by the enabling act?
500
An agency that issues rules and regulations which must be obeyed by individuals and businesses; for example the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
What are regulatory agencies?
500
Once an agency collects sufficient information, it may enforce its regulations by filing a __________ against an individual or business that may have violated the regulation.
What is a complaint?
500
The federal agency responsible for licensing the sale, possession, and transportation of firearms, ammunition, and explosives in interstate commerce.
What is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms.
500
The words "hearing on the record" implicate this form of rulemaking.
What is formal rulemaking?
500
An agency not under the direct control of the president which can be headed by a single person or be composed of multiple members in the form of a commission.