Chapter Outline
10.1 Administrative Law
10.2 Regulatory Agencies
Introduction
Learning Outcome
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Define the role of administrative bodies and regulation in the governmental rulemaking process.
10.1
Administrative Law
Administrative law is also referred to as regulatory and public law. It is the law that is related to
administrative agencies. Administrative agencies are established by statutes and governed by rules,
regulations and orders, court decisions, judicial orders, and decisions.
Agencies are created by federal or state governments to carry out certain goals or purposes. Federal agencies
are created by an act of Congress. Congress writes out a law called an organic statute that lays out the
purpose and structure of the agency. The agency is charged with carrying out that purpose, as described by
Congress. Organic statutes are utilized to create administrative agencies, as well as to define their
responsibilities and authority.
Figure 10.1 (Credit: JamesDeMers/ pixabay/ Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0))
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Government Regulation