BLAW 3310 COMPILED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024(TESTED)

administrative agency - a governmental bureau established by Congress (or the president) to execute certain functions of Congress. Agencies transact government business and may write and enforce regulations under the authority of Congress or the president. delegation of powers - the constitutional right of Congress to authorize government agencies to perform certain legal duties. enabling statute - legislative enactment granting power to an administrative agency. administrative law - rules and regulations established by administrative agencies to execute the functions given them by Congress or the president; also the law that governs how agencies must operate. rulemaking - in administrative law, the procedures that agencies must follow when issuing rules to interpret or enforce the statutory authority they were granted by Congress. APA - Administrative Procedure Act, adopted in 1946, established procedures when agencies engage in quasi-legislative (rulemaking), or quasi-judical (adjudication) functions agency rule - in administrative law, a rule issued by a regulatory agency under its powers granted by Congress and subject to procedural requirements that detail the legal obligations of affected parties.