Instructor’s Manual for Administrative Law: Bureaucracy in a Democracy 7th Edition by Daniel Hall, Chapter 1-11 | All Chapters

INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL
Administrative Law: Bureaucracy in a Democracy 7th Edition
By Daniel Hall
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, Table of Content
1. Introduction


2. Bureaucracy and Democracy
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3. Agency Discretion

4. The Requirement of Fairness
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5. Delegation


6. Agency Rulemaking
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7. Agency Information Collection and Investigations


8. Formal Adjudications
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9. Accountability Through Reviewability

10. Accountability Through Accessibility
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11. Accountability Through Liability
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Chapter 1
Introduction
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CHAPTER OVERVIEW

Chapter 1 provides an introduction to administrative law. Administrative regulation is
omnipresent in American life. The high level of regulation is likely the result of many
factors, such as technological complexity, increases in population, and an increased
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interdependence of the members of the American family. As a field of law,
administrative law is concerned with defining the duties and powers of administrative
agencies. More important, administrative law also defines the limits of agency powers.
Most agency structure and authority are defined by statute or executive order. Limitations
on agency authority can be found in statutes, executive orders, and, most prominently, the
Constitution.
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CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

After completing this chapter, the student should be able to
• Define what administrative law is and isn’t.
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• Identify and distinguish the sources of administrative law in the United States.
• Describe the nature and complexity of the administrative state at the federal, state,
and local levels.
• Describe the various forms of agencies.
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• Explain why the administrative state is larger today than at the time of the
adoption of the U.S. Constitution, and identify at least two ways administrative
law impacts your life.

LECTURE OUTLINE
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1.1 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW DEFINED
• Body of law developed to control and administer agency’s behavior and
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function
• Administrative law defines agency’s
o Powers
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o Limitations
o Procedures

1.2 SOURCES OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
1.2(a) Constitution
• Significant source of law in the administrative context, including;
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o Separation of powers
o Federalism
o Article I (powers of the National government
o Article I (interstate commerce)
o Fifth Amendment due process

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o Fourteenth Amendment equal protection
1.2(b) Enabling Laws
• Statute that establishes an agency
o Sets forth responsibilities
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o Sets forth authority
1.2(c) Administrative Procedures Act
• Federal
o Passed in 1946
o Comprehensive but preempted by enabling statute
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• State (uniform state APA)
o Approved in 1946 by;
• National Conference on Uniform State Laws
• American Bar Association
o Amended twice (1961 and 1981)
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o Adopted by 30 states and the District of Columbia (as of 2/2005)
o 20 states have adopted another form of administrative procedures
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1.2(d) Executive Orders
• An executive order has the effect of a statute
• Sources of authority for president to issue an executive order;
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o Article II (inherent authority to regulate as chief executive)
o Authorization of Congress
• Executive orders are generally preempted by statutes
o Exception – if Congress has specifically delegated authority to act
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to the president
• Executive orders are published in the Federal Register

1.3 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
• May be called:
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o Departments
o Commissions
o Bureaus
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o Councils
o Groups
o Services
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o Divisions
o Agencies
o Administrations
o Boards
See Government of the United States chart; Figure 1-1
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1.3(a) The Need for Agencies
• Job of government has become too large for Congress, the courts and the
executive branch to handle
• Agency expertise is necessary
1.3(b) Types of Agencies

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