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,AdministrativegLaw:gBureaucracygingDemocracy,g7eg(Hall
)gChapterg1g Introduction
1.1 MultiplegChoicegQuestions
1) Administrativeglawgfocusesgongtheglawsggoverninggwhichgpartgofgtheggovernment?
A) Congress
B) Courts
C) Administrativegagencies
D) President
gAnswer:g C
gPagegRef:g
2
Objective:g Definegwhatgadministrativeglawgisgandgisn't.gLev
el:g Basic
2) Administrativeglawgisgneededgbecausegthegnumbergofgagenciesghasgsignificantly
gingrecentgyears.
A) increased
B) decreased
C) stayedgthegsame
gAnswer:g A
PagegRef:g2
Objective:g Definegwhatgadministrativeglawgisgandgisn't.gLev
el:g Basic
3) WhichgsourcegofgadministrativeglawgisgaglawgpassedgbygCongressgthatgestablishesga
ngagencygandgsetsgforthgthegresponsibilitiesgandgauthoritygofgthatgagency?
A) AdministrativegProceduregAct
B) Constitution
C) EnablinggStatute
D) ExecutivegOrder
gAnswer:g C
PagegRef:g2-3
Objective:g IdentifygandgdistinguishgthegsourcesgofgadministrativeglawgingthegUnitedgStates
.gLevel:g Basic
4) Whichgsourcegofgadministrativeglawgisgagcomprehensivegstatuteggoverninggth
egproceduresgthatgagenciesgmustgfollowgwhengperforminggtheirgfunctions?
A) Administrativegproceduregact
B) Constitution
C) Enablinggstatute
D) Executivegorder
gAnswer:g A
PagegRef:g3
Objective:g IdentifygandgdistinguishgthegsourcesgofgadministrativeglawgingthegUnitedgStates
.gLevel:g Intermediate
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,5) WhichgarticlegundergthegU.S.gConstitutiongisgagsourcegofgauthoritygforgexecutivegorder
sgissuedgbygthegU.S.gPresident?
A) ArticlegI
B) ArticlegII
C) ArticlegIII
D) ArticlegIV
gAnswer:g Bg
PagegRef:g3
Objective:g IdentifygandgdistinguishgthegsourcesgofgadministrativeglawgingthegUnitedgStates
.gLevel:g Intermediate
6) ThegAdministrativegProceduregwasgenactedgin:
A) 1926
B) 1936
C) 1946
D) 1956
Answer:g C
gPagegRef:g
3
Objective:g IdentifygandgdistinguishgthegsourcesgofgadministrativeglawgingthegUnitedgStates
.gLevel:g Intermediate
7) WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgNOTgagreasongthatgexplainsgthegexistencegofgagencies?
A) TheggovernmentgisgsoglargegthatgCongressgdoesgnotghavegthegtimegtogmakegallgofgt
heglawsgneeded.
B) Congressgisgtoogsmallgtogbegexpertgingallgareasgthatgitgregulates.
C) AgenciesgallowgthegPresidentgandgCongressgtogdelegategtheirgresponsibilities,gallowin
ggagshiftgofgaccountabilitygandgthegestablishmentgofgagprotectivegbuffergregardinggcontro
versialgorgcontentiousgmatters.
D) Congressgisgtoogbusygtogbegproficientgingallgareasgthatgitgregulate
s.gAnswer:g C
PagegRef:g10
Objective:g Describegthegnaturegandgcomplexitygofgthegadministrativegstategatgthegfederal,g
state,gandglocalglevels.
Level:g Intermediate
8) WhogisgthegheadgofgthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHomelandgSecurity?
A) ThegSecretarygofgthegDepartment
B) GeneralgCounsel
C) InspectorgGeneral
D) ChiefgFinancialgOfficer
gAnswer:g A
PagegRef:g14
Objective:g Describegthegnaturegandgcomplexitygofgthegadministrativegstategatgthegfederal,g
state,gandglocalglevels.
Level:g Intermediate
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, 9) Whichgtypegofgadministrativegagency'sgheadganswersgtogthegpresidentgandgmaygb
egdisciplinedgorgterminatedgatgthegpresident'sgwill?
A) Independentgagency
B) Executivegagency
C) Publicgservicegagency
D) Socialgwelfaregagency
gAnswer:g B
PagegRef:g11
Objective:g Describegthegvariousgformsgofgagencies.gLe
vel:g Basic
10) ThegFederalgCommunicationsgCommissiongisgagfederalgagencygthatgdeterminesgwh
ogmaygholdgaglicensegtogbroadcastgcommunications.gWhatgtypegofgagencygisgthegCom
municationsgCommission?
A) Regulatorygagency
B) Publicgservicegagency
C) Socialgwelfaregagency
gAnswer:g A
PagegRef:g11
Objective:g Describegthegvariousgformsgofgagencies.gLe
vel:g Intermediate
11) ThegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumangServicesgisgagfederalgagencygthatgprovide
sgdisabilitygbenefits.gWhatgtypegofgagencygisgthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumang
Services?
A) Regulatorygagency
B) Publicgservicegagency
C) Socialgwelfaregagency
gAnswer:g C
PagegRef:g10
Objective:g Describegthegvariousgformsgofgagencies.gLe
vel:g Difficult
12) Theghighestgofficergofgangexecutivegagencygisgcalledga:
A) secretary
B) director
C) chairperson
D) principal
gAnswer:gA
gPagegRef:g
8
Objective:g Describegthegvariousgformsgofgagencies
.gLevel:g Difficult
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,AdministrativegLaw:gBureaucracygingDemocracy,g7eg(Hall
)gChapterg1g Introduction
1.1 MultiplegChoicegQuestions
1) Administrativeglawgfocusesgongtheglawsggoverninggwhichgpartgofgtheggovernment?
A) Congress
B) Courts
C) Administrativegagencies
D) President
gAnswer:g C
gPagegRef:g
2
Objective:g Definegwhatgadministrativeglawgisgandgisn't.gLev
el:g Basic
2) Administrativeglawgisgneededgbecausegthegnumbergofgagenciesghasgsignificantly
gingrecentgyears.
A) increased
B) decreased
C) stayedgthegsame
gAnswer:g A
PagegRef:g2
Objective:g Definegwhatgadministrativeglawgisgandgisn't.gLev
el:g Basic
3) WhichgsourcegofgadministrativeglawgisgaglawgpassedgbygCongressgthatgestablishesga
ngagencygandgsetsgforthgthegresponsibilitiesgandgauthoritygofgthatgagency?
A) AdministrativegProceduregAct
B) Constitution
C) EnablinggStatute
D) ExecutivegOrder
gAnswer:g C
PagegRef:g2-3
Objective:g IdentifygandgdistinguishgthegsourcesgofgadministrativeglawgingthegUnitedgStates
.gLevel:g Basic
4) Whichgsourcegofgadministrativeglawgisgagcomprehensivegstatuteggoverninggth
egproceduresgthatgagenciesgmustgfollowgwhengperforminggtheirgfunctions?
A) Administrativegproceduregact
B) Constitution
C) Enablinggstatute
D) Executivegorder
gAnswer:g A
PagegRef:g3
Objective:g IdentifygandgdistinguishgthegsourcesgofgadministrativeglawgingthegUnitedgStates
.gLevel:g Intermediate
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,5) WhichgarticlegundergthegU.S.gConstitutiongisgagsourcegofgauthoritygforgexecutivegorder
sgissuedgbygthegU.S.gPresident?
A) ArticlegI
B) ArticlegII
C) ArticlegIII
D) ArticlegIV
gAnswer:g Bg
PagegRef:g3
Objective:g IdentifygandgdistinguishgthegsourcesgofgadministrativeglawgingthegUnitedgStates
.gLevel:g Intermediate
6) ThegAdministrativegProceduregwasgenactedgin:
A) 1926
B) 1936
C) 1946
D) 1956
Answer:g C
gPagegRef:g
3
Objective:g IdentifygandgdistinguishgthegsourcesgofgadministrativeglawgingthegUnitedgStates
.gLevel:g Intermediate
7) WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgNOTgagreasongthatgexplainsgthegexistencegofgagencies?
A) TheggovernmentgisgsoglargegthatgCongressgdoesgnotghavegthegtimegtogmakegallgofgt
heglawsgneeded.
B) Congressgisgtoogsmallgtogbegexpertgingallgareasgthatgitgregulates.
C) AgenciesgallowgthegPresidentgandgCongressgtogdelegategtheirgresponsibilities,gallowin
ggagshiftgofgaccountabilitygandgthegestablishmentgofgagprotectivegbuffergregardinggcontro
versialgorgcontentiousgmatters.
D) Congressgisgtoogbusygtogbegproficientgingallgareasgthatgitgregulate
s.gAnswer:g C
PagegRef:g10
Objective:g Describegthegnaturegandgcomplexitygofgthegadministrativegstategatgthegfederal,g
state,gandglocalglevels.
Level:g Intermediate
8) WhogisgthegheadgofgthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHomelandgSecurity?
A) ThegSecretarygofgthegDepartment
B) GeneralgCounsel
C) InspectorgGeneral
D) ChiefgFinancialgOfficer
gAnswer:g A
PagegRef:g14
Objective:g Describegthegnaturegandgcomplexitygofgthegadministrativegstategatgthegfederal,g
state,gandglocalglevels.
Level:g Intermediate
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, 9) Whichgtypegofgadministrativegagency'sgheadganswersgtogthegpresidentgandgmaygb
egdisciplinedgorgterminatedgatgthegpresident'sgwill?
A) Independentgagency
B) Executivegagency
C) Publicgservicegagency
D) Socialgwelfaregagency
gAnswer:g B
PagegRef:g11
Objective:g Describegthegvariousgformsgofgagencies.gLe
vel:g Basic
10) ThegFederalgCommunicationsgCommissiongisgagfederalgagencygthatgdeterminesgwh
ogmaygholdgaglicensegtogbroadcastgcommunications.gWhatgtypegofgagencygisgthegCom
municationsgCommission?
A) Regulatorygagency
B) Publicgservicegagency
C) Socialgwelfaregagency
gAnswer:g A
PagegRef:g11
Objective:g Describegthegvariousgformsgofgagencies.gLe
vel:g Intermediate
11) ThegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumangServicesgisgagfederalgagencygthatgprovide
sgdisabilitygbenefits.gWhatgtypegofgagencygisgthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumang
Services?
A) Regulatorygagency
B) Publicgservicegagency
C) Socialgwelfaregagency
gAnswer:g C
PagegRef:g10
Objective:g Describegthegvariousgformsgofgagencies.gLe
vel:g Difficult
12) Theghighestgofficergofgangexecutivegagencygisgcalledga:
A) secretary
B) director
C) chairperson
D) principal
gAnswer:gA
gPagegRef:g
8
Objective:g Describegthegvariousgformsgofgagencies
.gLevel:g Difficult
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