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,Test Item File
Chapter 1
Multiple Choice:
1. Administrative law focuses on the laws governing which part of the government?
a. Congress
b. Courts
c. Administrative agencies
d. President
Answer: c
Objective: Define what administrative law is and isn’t.
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
2. Administrative law is needed because the number of agencies has significantly
_______ in recent years.
a. increased
b. decreased
c. stayed the same
Answer: a
Objective: Define what administrative law is and isn’t.
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
3. Which source of administrative law is a law passed by Congress that establishes an
agency and sets forth the responsibilities and authority of that agency?
a. Administrative Procedure Act
b. Constitution
c. Enabling Statute
d. Executive Order
Answer: c
Objective: Identify and distinguish the sources of administrative law in the United States.
Page number: 2-3
Level: Basic
4. Which source of administrative law is a comprehensive statute governing the
procedures that agencies must follow when performing their functions?
a. Administrative procedure act
b. Constitution
c. Enabling statute
d. Executive order
Answer: a
Objective: Identify and distinguish the sources of administrative law in the United States.
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
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,5. Which article under the U.S. Constitution is a source of authority for executive orders
issued by the U.S. President?
a. Article I
b. Article II
c. Article III
d. Article IV
Answer: b
Objective: Identify and distinguish the sources of administrative law in the United States.
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
6. The Administrative Procedure was enacted in:
a. 1926
b. 1936
c. 1946
d. 1956
Answer: c
Objective: Identify and distinguish the sources of administrative law in the United States.
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
7. Which of the following is not a reason that explains the existence of agencies?
a. The government is so large that Congress does not have the time to make all of the
laws needed.
b. Congress is too small to be expert in all areas that it regulates.
c. Agencies allow the President and Congress to delegate their responsibilities, allowing a
shift of accountability and the establishment of a protective buffer regarding controversial
or contentious matters.
d. Congress is too busy to be proficient in all areas that it regulates.
Answer: c
Objective: Describe the nature and complexity of the administrative state at the federal,
state, and local levels.
Page number: 7
Level: Intermediate
8. Food stamps are distributed by:
a. Department of Health and Human Resources
b. Department of Agriculture
c. Department of Housing and Urban Development
d. Food and Drug Administration
Answer: b
Objective: Describe the nature and complexity of the administrative state at the federal,
state, and local levels.
Page number: 8
Level: Intermediate
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, 9. Which type of administrative agency's head answers to the president and may be
disciplined or terminated at the president’s will?
a. Independent agency
b. Executive agency
c. Public service agency
d. Social welfare agency
Answer: b
Objective: Distinguish agencies using the models presented in the chapter.
Page number: 8-9
Level: Basic
10. The Federal Communications Commission is a federal agency that determines
who may hold a license to broadcast communications. What type of agency is the
Communications Commission?
a. Regulatory agency
b. Public service agency
c. Social welfare agency
Answer: a
Objective: Distinguish agencies using the models presented in the chapter.
Page number: 8-9
Level: Intermediate
11. The Social Security Administration is a federal agency that provides retirement and
disability benefits. What type of agency is the Social Security Administration?
a. Regulatory agency
b. Public service agency
c. Social welfare agency
Answer: c
Objective: Distinguish agencies using the models presented in the chapter.
Page number: 8-9
Level: Difficult
12. The highest officer of an executive agency is called a:
a. Secretary
b. Director
c. Chairperson
d. Principal
Answer: a
Objective: Distinguish agencies using the models presented in the chapter.
Page number: 8
Level: Difficult
13. Which U.S. President initiated the creation of many new agencies as part of his New
Deal efforts to revive the economy during the Great Depression?
a. Theodore Roosevelt
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,Test Item File
Chapter 1
Multiple Choice:
1. Administrative law focuses on the laws governing which part of the government?
a. Congress
b. Courts
c. Administrative agencies
d. President
Answer: c
Objective: Define what administrative law is and isn’t.
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
2. Administrative law is needed because the number of agencies has significantly
_______ in recent years.
a. increased
b. decreased
c. stayed the same
Answer: a
Objective: Define what administrative law is and isn’t.
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
3. Which source of administrative law is a law passed by Congress that establishes an
agency and sets forth the responsibilities and authority of that agency?
a. Administrative Procedure Act
b. Constitution
c. Enabling Statute
d. Executive Order
Answer: c
Objective: Identify and distinguish the sources of administrative law in the United States.
Page number: 2-3
Level: Basic
4. Which source of administrative law is a comprehensive statute governing the
procedures that agencies must follow when performing their functions?
a. Administrative procedure act
b. Constitution
c. Enabling statute
d. Executive order
Answer: a
Objective: Identify and distinguish the sources of administrative law in the United States.
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
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,5. Which article under the U.S. Constitution is a source of authority for executive orders
issued by the U.S. President?
a. Article I
b. Article II
c. Article III
d. Article IV
Answer: b
Objective: Identify and distinguish the sources of administrative law in the United States.
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
6. The Administrative Procedure was enacted in:
a. 1926
b. 1936
c. 1946
d. 1956
Answer: c
Objective: Identify and distinguish the sources of administrative law in the United States.
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
7. Which of the following is not a reason that explains the existence of agencies?
a. The government is so large that Congress does not have the time to make all of the
laws needed.
b. Congress is too small to be expert in all areas that it regulates.
c. Agencies allow the President and Congress to delegate their responsibilities, allowing a
shift of accountability and the establishment of a protective buffer regarding controversial
or contentious matters.
d. Congress is too busy to be proficient in all areas that it regulates.
Answer: c
Objective: Describe the nature and complexity of the administrative state at the federal,
state, and local levels.
Page number: 7
Level: Intermediate
8. Food stamps are distributed by:
a. Department of Health and Human Resources
b. Department of Agriculture
c. Department of Housing and Urban Development
d. Food and Drug Administration
Answer: b
Objective: Describe the nature and complexity of the administrative state at the federal,
state, and local levels.
Page number: 8
Level: Intermediate
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, 9. Which type of administrative agency's head answers to the president and may be
disciplined or terminated at the president’s will?
a. Independent agency
b. Executive agency
c. Public service agency
d. Social welfare agency
Answer: b
Objective: Distinguish agencies using the models presented in the chapter.
Page number: 8-9
Level: Basic
10. The Federal Communications Commission is a federal agency that determines
who may hold a license to broadcast communications. What type of agency is the
Communications Commission?
a. Regulatory agency
b. Public service agency
c. Social welfare agency
Answer: a
Objective: Distinguish agencies using the models presented in the chapter.
Page number: 8-9
Level: Intermediate
11. The Social Security Administration is a federal agency that provides retirement and
disability benefits. What type of agency is the Social Security Administration?
a. Regulatory agency
b. Public service agency
c. Social welfare agency
Answer: c
Objective: Distinguish agencies using the models presented in the chapter.
Page number: 8-9
Level: Difficult
12. The highest officer of an executive agency is called a:
a. Secretary
b. Director
c. Chairperson
d. Principal
Answer: a
Objective: Distinguish agencies using the models presented in the chapter.
Page number: 8
Level: Difficult
13. Which U.S. President initiated the creation of many new agencies as part of his New
Deal efforts to revive the economy during the Great Depression?
a. Theodore Roosevelt
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