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39 Cards in this Set
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Historical Era of Federal Regulatory Agencies |
1887-1932 Aimed at specific industries (railroads, drug companies, securities) |
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New Deal Era of Federal Regulatory Agencies |
FDR's administration Used to get out of Depression |
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Socially Conscious Era of Federal Regulatory Agencies |
1960s-1970s Aimed at activities across several industries (pollution control, workplace safety, product safety, hiring and firing practices in employment) |
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ICC |
Interstate Commerce Commission - regulate railroads |
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SEC |
Securities and Exchange Commission - regulate securities industry |
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FCC |
Federal Communication Commission - regulate communication industry |
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industry-specific regulatory agencies |
agencies meant to regulate one business |
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economy-wide regulatory agencies |
agencies that regulate problems that are not isolated in one particular industry |
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National Labor Relations Board |
governs the organizing and bargaining rights of labor unions in most industries |
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Executive Agencies (Dependent Agencies) |
Part of the executive branch, placed within the hierarchy of an executive department, headed by a cabinet member, can have subparts, identified by "department", "administration", "division", usually created by executive order, receive most power from Congress in enabling statutes |
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Independent Executive Agencies |
created similarly to executive agencies but not placed under a cabinet, president can appoint and remove head |
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Independent Agencies |
created by Congress, given broad powers over regulation in a particular area, headed by a board or commission whose members are appointed by the president and require confirmation from the senate, members appointed for staggered terms and cannot be removed by president, only removed for cause. don't answer directly to anyone, but congress funds them |
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Schechter Poultry Corp v. US |
ruled that the law setting prices in most industries during the depression was invalid as an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority |
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Yakus v. United States |
As long as an agency has sufficient standards and limited power, then they are constitutional |
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Administrative Procedures Act |
procedural requirements/rule book for agencies |
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steps to informal rule-making |
1. identify need for rule/regulation 2. Draft rule and publish in Federal Registrar 3. Comment can be made by public 4. Final draft written at least 30 days after publication |
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steps to formal rule-making |
1. identify need, draft, publish (notice 30 days+ prior to proceeding) 2. hearing with exhibits and expert witnesses 3. final draft 4. goes into effect no less that 30 days later |
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Dow Chemical Co v United States |
Dow had free-standing items in an open field and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) flew over Dow's land and took pictures after a refused search. Ruled Their rights hadn't been violated because it was an "open field" |
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Enforcement (Investigatory) Procedures
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- hold hearings - Subpoena Power - Physical inspection of business |
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Subpoena
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legal instrument that orders person to appear, give testimony, give documents |
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Adjucatory Powers
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most controversial power ALJ- both prosecutor and judge no jury |
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Freedom of Information Act
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FOIA agencies must make info available to any person |
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Sunshine Act |
Agencies headed by 2 or more presidentially apointed people must hold all official business in the open |
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Regulatory Flexibility Act |
measures costs that rule will place on a small business
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SBRENA (Small Businesses Regulatory Enforecement Fairness Act
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Sunset Laws (State)
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requires a quick, periodic review of the agency, and may not extend them with new legislation to continue |
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Deregulation
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the peoposal to do away with government regulation
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Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 (the Wiley Act)
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- forbids interstate & foreign commerce in adulterated and misbranded food and drugs Admin by the Department of AG |
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Harvey W Wiley
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FDA
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The Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act of 1938
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effect of the Elixir Sulfanilamide tragedy went after drugs |
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Durham-Humphrey Amendment
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Determined which drygs were OTC and which were prescription drugs |
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Thalidomide |
Sedative used in Europe that grossly deformed babies - led to the Kefauver- Harris Amendment |
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Kefauver- Harris Amendment
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drug had to be safe and approved by the FDA also had to yield the maximum response achievable |
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Delany Clause
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Nutritional Labeling and Education Act |
revolutionized how the FDA would require the listing of basic nutritional information |
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Regulatory Capture
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business is the most interested--> influences regulation |
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Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
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effort now is to prevent contamination of the food supply from the beginning |
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