1. Standing
A. requires proof of an injury in fact and of an interest that is directly affected by the challenged action.
B. is usually not difficult to establish when challenging the action of an agency under an environmental statute.
C. both a and b.
D. none of the above.
2. The federal district court and the court of common pleas have concurrent jurisdiction over
A. cases involving the interpretation of the Constitution.
B. most cases requiring the interpretation of a federal statute.
C. both a and b.
D. none of the above.
3. Federal judges
A. are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate.
B. are allowed to serve for life, assuming "good behavior."
C. are elected.
D. both a and b.
4. The purpose of serving the summons and complaint is to
A. give the defendant notice of the pending action against her.
B. give the court jurisdiction over the defendant.
C. give the court subject matter jurisdiction over the case.
D. both a and b.
5. The voir dire process
A. is supposed to ensure that jurors are not biased.
B. allows for removal of potential jurors through both peremptory and for cause challenges.
C. both a and b.
D. none of the above.
6. If a defendant wants to sue a plaintiff, then the defendant should also file a(n) _____ with the answer.
A. counterclaim.
B. information.
C. either a or b.
D. none of the above. He must wait until the plaintiff's case has been decided.
7. Grand juries
A. are used in only criminal cases.
B. are used in only civil cases.
C. are used to decide the facts in a case.
D. both a and c.
8. All proposed and final rules being promulgated by a regulatory agency must be published in the Federal Register.
True
False
9. Activities of administrative agencies include rulemaking, adjudication, providing information to the public, granting licenses, and conducting research.
True
False
10. The most common type of rulemaking by agencies is informal rulemaking.
True
False
11. It is easy to have an administrative regulation declared void by the court; all you have to do is demonstrate that the agency was acting on insufficient data when it passed the regulation in question.
True
False
12. The EPA was created in 1970, and is one of the largest federal agencies.
True
False
13. The Executive controls administrative agencies by appointing those who head the agencies.
True
False
14. One of the ways Congress exerts control over administrative agencies is through their power to approve agency budgets.
True
False