Government Regulation competition and prices
Administrative Agencies
Government Regulation competition and prices
Administrative Agencies re
Chapters 5&6 mixed
100

Market power under the Sherman Act is defined by both geographic and product markets. True or false ?

What is True.

100

A(n) __________ is a negotiated disposition of a matter before an administrative agency, generally without public sanctions. (Fill in the blank)

What is informal settlement ?

100

If a company has market power, is that a monopoly ? Yes or No

What is No ?

100

How can an administrative agency can be created to perform ?

What is all three of the functions of government.

(executive, legislative, and judicial )

100

An Administrative Agency has the power to make laws and does so by promulgating regulations with public input. True or false ?

What is true ?

200

The Clayton Act prohibits price discrimination between different buyers of like commodities when the effect may be to substantially lessen competition. True or False ?

What is True.

200

An administrative regulation ___ ? (Fill in the blank)

What is has the force of law ?

200

When was the Clayton Act passed ?

What is 1914 ?

200

A administrative Hearing consist of ...

What is informal settlement or consent and decision by administrative agency 

200

What does the the Freedom of Information Act contains ?


What is is intended to subject agency action to public scrutiny.

300

The Sherman Act applies only to buying and selling activities, not manufacturing and production activities. True or False ?

What is False.

300

The ____________ protection against self-incrimination cannot be invoked by a corporate officer when an agency has subpoenaed corporate records.


What is the fifth amendment ?

300

When was the Sherman Antitrust Act passed ?

What is 1890 ?

300

Which of the following is true about judicial review of agency action?

A)Courts will reverse agency decisions merely because the court would have made a different decision based on the same facts.

B)Judges tend to substitute their own judgment for that of the agency.

C)What is courts will reverse a decision if they disagree with the legal interpretation 

What is courts will reverse a decision if they disagree with the legal interpretation ?

300

What is a monopoly ?

What is a situation in which a single company or group owns all or nearly all of the market for a given type of product/service ?

400

Explain what is boycott ?

What is Competitors agree to refrain from dealing with certain buyers. Boycotts are per se violations of the Sherman Act ?

400
Name a few administrative agencies.

What is include in securities exchange commission Consumer product safety commission and Food and Drug Administration ?

400

Who can regulate competition and prices ?

What is federal and state government ?

400
Define the congressional enabling act.

What is before an agency can begin rulemaking proceedings, it must be given jurisdiction by congressional enactment in the form of a statute ?

400

The administrative procedure act is a federal law that establishes the operating rules for administrative agencies ?

What is true ?

500

Define Tying and what does it do to the Sherman Act ?

 What is he practice of selling one product or service as a mandatory addition to the purchase of a difference product or service and it violates the Sherman Act.

500

The public comment period for proposed administrative agency rules must be at least __ days. (fill in the blank)

What is 30 days ?

500

What is the tools of the trades based on what type of acts ?

What is the

1.Sherman Act

2.Clayton Act

3.Robinson-Patman Act

4.Federal Trade Commission Act

500

In the reviewing agency action stage and the courts generally apply to the _____ (fill in the blank)

What is the arbitrary and capricious standard ?

500

An administrative agency cannot be hold a hearing without a jury ?

What is false ?