BULE EXAM #1 questions and
answers graded A+
liability - correct answer ✔✔The state of being legally responsible (liable) for something, such as
a debt or obligation.
Primary source of law - correct answer ✔✔A source that establishes the law on a particular
issue, such as a constitution, a statue, an administrative rule, or a court decision.
Secondary Source of Law - correct answer ✔✔A publication that summarizes or interprets the
law, such as a legal encyclopedia, a legal treatise, or an article in a law review.
Constitutional Law - correct answer ✔✔The body of law derived from the U.S. Constitution and
the constitutions of the various states.
Statutory Law - correct answer ✔✔The body of law enacted by legislative bodies (as opposed to
constitutional law, administrative law, or case law).
Ordinance - correct answer ✔✔A regulation enacted by a city or county legislative body that
becomes part of that city's or county's statutory law.
Uniform laws - correct answer ✔✔Model laws developed by the National Conference of
Commissioners on Uniform State Laws for the states to consider enacting into statute.
Administrative Law - correct answer ✔✔The body of law created by administrative agencies in
order to carry out their duties and responsibilities.
, Administrative Agency - correct answer ✔✔A federal, state, or local government agency created
by the legislature to perform a specific function, such as to make and enforce rules pertaining to
the environment.
Enabling Legislation - correct answer ✔✔A statute enacted by Congress that authorizes the
creation of an administrative agency and specifies the name, composition, and powers of the
agency being created.
Adjudicate - correct answer ✔✔To render a judicial decision. Adjudication is the trial-like
proceeding in which an administrative law judge hears and resolves disputes involving an
administrative agency's regulations.
Administrative process - correct answer ✔✔The procedure used by administrative agencies in
fulfilling their basic functions: rulemaking, enforcement, and adjudication.
rulemaking - correct answer ✔✔The process by which an administrative agency formally adopts
a new regulation or amends or removes an old one.
legislative rules - correct answer ✔✔An administrative agency rule that carries the same weight
as a congressionally enacted statute.
Interpretive Rules - correct answer ✔✔Nonbinding rules or policy statements issued by an
administrative agency that explain how it interprets and intends to apply the statutes it
enforces.
Administrative law judge (ALJ) - correct answer ✔✔One who presides over an administrative
agency hearing and has the power to administer oaths, take testimony, rule on questions of
evidence, and make determinations of fact.
answers graded A+
liability - correct answer ✔✔The state of being legally responsible (liable) for something, such as
a debt or obligation.
Primary source of law - correct answer ✔✔A source that establishes the law on a particular
issue, such as a constitution, a statue, an administrative rule, or a court decision.
Secondary Source of Law - correct answer ✔✔A publication that summarizes or interprets the
law, such as a legal encyclopedia, a legal treatise, or an article in a law review.
Constitutional Law - correct answer ✔✔The body of law derived from the U.S. Constitution and
the constitutions of the various states.
Statutory Law - correct answer ✔✔The body of law enacted by legislative bodies (as opposed to
constitutional law, administrative law, or case law).
Ordinance - correct answer ✔✔A regulation enacted by a city or county legislative body that
becomes part of that city's or county's statutory law.
Uniform laws - correct answer ✔✔Model laws developed by the National Conference of
Commissioners on Uniform State Laws for the states to consider enacting into statute.
Administrative Law - correct answer ✔✔The body of law created by administrative agencies in
order to carry out their duties and responsibilities.
, Administrative Agency - correct answer ✔✔A federal, state, or local government agency created
by the legislature to perform a specific function, such as to make and enforce rules pertaining to
the environment.
Enabling Legislation - correct answer ✔✔A statute enacted by Congress that authorizes the
creation of an administrative agency and specifies the name, composition, and powers of the
agency being created.
Adjudicate - correct answer ✔✔To render a judicial decision. Adjudication is the trial-like
proceeding in which an administrative law judge hears and resolves disputes involving an
administrative agency's regulations.
Administrative process - correct answer ✔✔The procedure used by administrative agencies in
fulfilling their basic functions: rulemaking, enforcement, and adjudication.
rulemaking - correct answer ✔✔The process by which an administrative agency formally adopts
a new regulation or amends or removes an old one.
legislative rules - correct answer ✔✔An administrative agency rule that carries the same weight
as a congressionally enacted statute.
Interpretive Rules - correct answer ✔✔Nonbinding rules or policy statements issued by an
administrative agency that explain how it interprets and intends to apply the statutes it
enforces.
Administrative law judge (ALJ) - correct answer ✔✔One who presides over an administrative
agency hearing and has the power to administer oaths, take testimony, rule on questions of
evidence, and make determinations of fact.
