Administrative agencies

1. Administrative agencies are one of the four branches of government. (Points : 1)

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Question 2.2. The Department of Transportation is an example of a regulatory agency. (Points : 1)

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Question 3.3. Administrative agencies exist in part because the job of government has become too large for Congress, the courts, and the executive branch. (Points : 1)

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Question 4.4. Only the president (or governor of a state) can create an executive agency. (Points : 1)

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Question 5.5. The Department of Defense is an example of an executive agency. (Points : 1)

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Question 6.6. The increasing size and complexity of the federal bureaucracy was not anticipated by the framers of the Constitution. (Points : 1)

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Question 7.7. Although Congress decides how inferior federal officers are to be appointed, Congress may give this power to the president. (Points : 1)

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Question 8.8. Separation of powers refers to the vertical division of authority between the three branches of government. (Points : 1)

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Question 9.9. The Framers of the Constitution did not constitutionally account for the need for a large administrative state because such a need was not anticipated. (Points : 1)

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Question 10.10. Generally speaking, all administrative agencies can be characterized as either regulatory, social welfare, or public service. (Points : 1)

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Question 11.11. Of the three branches of government, Congress has the greatest ability to control the federal bureaucracy. (Points : 1)

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Question 12.12. The federal Administrative Procedures Act was enacted by President Richard Nixon in 1972 to address and control the growing intrusion of administrative laws into the lives of citizens. (Points : 1)

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Question 13.13. The statute that establishes an agency and sets forth its responsibilities and authorities is called an enabling statute. (Points : 1)

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Question 14.14. Article I of the Constitution establishes the powers of the government, including creating agencies. (Points : 1)

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Question 15.15. Legislative veto refers to the process by which the president vetoes legislation passed by Congress. (Points : 1)

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Question 16.16. Although Congress has the power to control agencies, it often does not. (Points : 1)

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Question 17.17. Executive orders have the same effect of statutes that are lawfully executed. (Points : 1)

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Question 18.18. Administrative agencies exist because the executive branch does not have the power to check the authority of Congress. (Points : 1)

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Question 19.19. The first federal agency with significant direct regulatory authority was the Interstate Commerce Commission. (Points : 1)

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Question 20.20. Federalism refers to the division of governing power between the federal government and the states. (Points : 1)

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1. Administrative agencies are one of the four branches of government. (Points : 1)

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