Leg Reg Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
What are the 3 theories of legislation and regulation in interpreting statutes? - ANSWERSpluralist, public choice, and proceduralist theories
focuses on the role of social and economic groups in policy-making - ANSWERSpluralist
treat legislation...
What are the 3 theories of legislation and regulation in interpreting statutes? - ANSWERSpluralist, public
choice, and proceduralist theories
focuses on the role of social and economic groups in policy-making - ANSWERSpluralist
treat legislation as a transaction between buyers (interest groups) and sellers (legislation) -
ANSWERSpublic choice
emphasizes the many obstacles that a bill must pass through before it becomes a law -
ANSWERSproceduralist
what are the 2 main acts of the CRA of 1964? - ANSWERSTitle VI and VII
prohibits discrimination by any program or activity that receives federal financial assistance -
ANSWERSTitle VI
prohibits discrimination by covered employers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
- ANSWERSTitle VII
elected every two years; represent incorporated territories - ANSWERSdelegates
elected every 4 years; represent unincorporated territories - ANSWERSresident commissioners
What's the difference between delegates and resident commissioners? - ANSWERSdelegates represent
those territories that ARE incorporated; whereas, resident commissioners represent territories that ARE
NOT incorporated
,What's the only unincorporated territory? - ANSWERSPuerto Rico
Do resident commissioners/delegates vote on the House floor? - ANSWERSno
What are resident commissioners and delegates able to do? - ANSWERSintroduce bills, make
amendments, vote in committees
What are the major players in the House and Senate? - ANSWERSSpeaker of the House, Vice President,
Committees, Staffers, Lobbyists, Congressional Research Service
What are the four types of committees? - ANSWERSselect, special, standing, joint
nonpartisan entity that does research for members of Congress - ANSWERSCongressional Research
Service
What are the two ways to participate in direct democracies? - ANSWERSinitiatives, referendums
citizen drafted statute or constitutional amendment placed on the ballot for a popular vote -
ANSWERSinitiative
what are the 2 types of initiatives? - ANSWERSdirect, indirect
initiative that doesn't need to go through the legislature - ANSWERSdirect initiative
initiative that must be presented to the legislature first, but can go on the ballot if the legislature fails to
approve or amends it unsatisfactorily - ANSWERSindirect initiative
generally used to reject proposed legislation rather than to pass new legislation - ANSWERSreferendum
What are the 2 types of referendums? - ANSWERSpopular and legislative
, refers to the right of voters to refer specific legislation the legislature passed to the voters for approval or
rejection by collecting signatures on a petition - ANSWERSpopular referendum
refers to the ability of elected officials to submit proposed legislation or constitutional amendments to
the voters for approval or rejection - ANSWERSlegislative referendum
where do agencies come from? - ANSWERSnot expressly in the Constitution But contemplated in the
President having people to help him, giving him the power to appoint officials, some who are senior
Heads of Departments and others who are less important; Art. II (s) 2
What are the 2 types of agencies? - ANSWERSexecutive/cabinet level agencies, independent agencies
what are the agency tools for implementing statutes? - ANSWERSagency adjudication via the
Administrative Procedures Act
Agencies promulgate ____ and ____, which is how they enforce their measures (codified in the CFR) -
ANSWERSrules, regulations
what are the 5 specific ways agencies do their jobs? - ANSWERSsubstantive rule making, agency
adjudication, initiation of litigation, agency guidance, and advice giving/federal assistance
What are the specific functions of administrative agencies? - ANSWERSpolicy making, distribution of
benefits, granting of licenses and permits
Do agencies have rule-making authority with respect to Title IV of the CRA? - ANSWERSno
What are the 2 theories behind statutory sources for agencies? - ANSWERScommon law formalism and
the legal process theory
common law embodies reason and rationality, meaning that statutes are intrusions into the domain of
reason by willful, political legislatures - ANSWERScommon law formalism
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