Key Terms
Administrative agency
Governmental body that implements and administers legislation Enabling act: statute that creates an agency and defines i
Agencies exist at ALL levels of government
Federal, state, and local.
Enabling act
The statute that creates an administrative agency and defines the scope of its power.
Example
The IRS can audit a business's taxes with no suspicion of wrongdoing.
Specifically
A business CANNOT assert a Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to block an agency from obtaining business r
Adjudication
Trial-like agency process to resolve disputes and determine violations Exhaustion of administrative remedies: doctrine r
Exhaustion doctrine
If an administrative remedy exists, the party must seek relief from the agency first before going to court.
Standing
Only individuals and entities with a personal stake in the outcome may seek judicial review.
Purpose
Give private citizens a mechanism to request information from the federal government; keep the government accountable to
Process
1. Business or individual sends a letter to the agency head requesting specific information 2.
Procedures Act)
Federal statute controlling all aspects of federal agency activity Formal rulemaking: rulemaking requiring a full hearin