Assignment

QUESTION 1

1. Each administrative agency can follow its own policy in passing regulations.  

 True

 False

2 points   

QUESTION 2

1. Proposed regulations are published in the Federal Register.

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 3

1. In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court ordered that Marbury’s commission be delivered to him. 

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 4

1. Final regulations are posted in the Code of Federal Regulations 

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 5

1. The president has the authority to fire most federal employees for any reason. 

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 6

1. Alexander Hamilton thought that presidents ought to be limited to two terms. 

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 7

1. Federal Courts can, and often do, issue advisory opinions to the president.  

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 8

1. Federal District Court judges are free to ignore the rulings of administrative law judges.

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 9

1. United States Circuit Courts have original jurisdiction. 

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 10

1. Most administrative agencies are independent of presidential control

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 11

1. Laws passed by Congress are known as “statutes.”  

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 12

1. Environmental specialists at the EPA have the authority to overturn bad environmental laws passed by Congress.  

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 13

1. The process of judicial review is spelled out in the Constitution. 

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 14

1. The Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction. 

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 15

1. Under the APA, agencies must permit the public to comment on proposed regulations. 

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 16

1. The vast majority of federal employees are part of the civil service, in merit-based positions. 

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 17

1. Federal judges serve 10 – year terms.  

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 18

1. Congress has the authority to overrule an administrative agency’s regulation.  

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 19

1. The rulings of an ALJ are advisory only. 

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 20

1. Congress is a bureaucratic institution

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 21

1. What are the characteristics of bureaucracies? 

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5 points   

QUESTION 22

1. Explain why federal courts are not bureaucracies.

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QUESTION 23

1. What, specifically, did Hamilton argue in Federalist number 70?

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QUESTION 24

1. Outline the federal court system and name the federal courts that have jurisdiction over us here in Morehead, Kentucky. 

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5 points   

QUESTION 25

1. Discuss Article III of the Constitution, and any provision relating to the federal courts found in Article I, and include – in detail – the facts and importance of both Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland.  

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20 points   

QUESTION 26

1. Discuss thoroughly administrative agencies – including their legal basis and processes, the different types, the reason for their existence, and the different roles they play.  Be detailed, specific and thorough. 

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