Question 1

What is the difference between formal and informal rulemaking?

Accepted Answer

Formal rulemaking involves public hearings where evidence is presented, similar to a court proceeding, while informal rulemaking does not require such hearings and typically involves a notice-and-comment process.

Question 2

Jane operates a commercial laundry facility.  An OSHA inspector arrives at her plant one morning with no warrant and wants to conduct an inspection of the plant to check for compliance.  Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

Under the Fourth Amendment, businesses have the right to require a warrant for inspections, including OSHA inspections, unless there is an exception such as consent or an emergency situation.

Question 3

Ralph is a candidate for public office.  Ten years earlier, Ralph went through an ugly divorce and the filings made by his ex-wife accused him of theft, child abuse, and distribution of pornography.  The allegations were never addressed by the court or proven.  The clerk of the court is from a different political party and checked on Ralph by running his name through the docket.  When she found the divorce filings, she fed the information to a reporter.  Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

The Privacy Act generally applies to federal agencies, but if the filings were not public, the clerk could have violated privacy laws or ethical guidelines by releasing them.

Question 4

In formal rulemaking proceedings, which of the following steps would come first?

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 5: Administrative Law

What is the difference between formal and informal rulemaking?

Jane operates a commercial laundry facility. An OSHA inspector arrives at her plant one morning with no warrant and wants to conduct an inspection of the plant to check for compliance. Which of the following statements is correct?

In formal rulemaking proceedings, which of the following steps would come first?