The federal government may regulate all methods of intrastate transportation and communication.
A) True
B) False
2.
Until proven valid, a rule adopted by an administrative agency is invalid.
A) True
B) False
3.
Only a person who has a legally recognized right or interest that has been harmed by an administrative action has the right to appeal.
A) True
B) False
4.
An administrative agency cannot hold a hearing without a jury.
A) True
B) False
5.
The APA requires that each federal agency publish a statement of the rules, principles, and procedures followed by the agency.
A) True
B) False
6.
A state may prohibit a seller from selling below cost if the purpose is to harm competitors.
A) True
B) False
7.
Administrative agencies may make the rules, police the community to see the rules are obeyed, and sit in judgment to determine violations of their rules.
A) True
B) False
8.
When the attorney general of a state files a class action suit, the state sues as the "parent of its people."
A) True
B) False
9.
Agency investigations of possible violations of agency rules are handled through independent enforcement agencies.
A) True
B) False
10.
Within the area in which the administrative agency is authorized to make decisions, the agency can be regarded as a specialized court or court of limited jurisdiction.
A) True
B) False
11.
The Federal Trade Commission administers the law prohibiting unfair methods of competition.
A) True
B) False
12.
Modern administrators cannot make laws, but they can argue persuasively before Congress for the passage of needed legislation.
A) True
B) False
13.
The Federal Register lists all administrative regulations, presidential proclamations, and executive orders on a semiannual basis.
A) True
B) False
14.
The Sherman Act may apply to production activities even if consumers are not involved.
A) True
B) False
15.
A manufacturer with distributors in New York City may give its newer distributors free advertising and other services to help them compete with the distributors who have been doing business for a number of years and have become firmly established.
A) True
B) False
16.
The Clayton Act prohibits price discrimination between different buyers of like commodities when the effect may be to substantially lessen competition.
A) True
B) False
17.
State governments may regulate business in all of its aspects, even if such regulation imposes a burden on interstate commerce.
A) True
B) False
18.
Administrative agencies generally are not subject to the rules of evidence.
A) True
B) False
19.
Governments may own factories and may compete with privately owned businesses.
A) True
B) False
20.
The Sherman Act provides that every contract in restraint of trade is illegal.
A) True
B) False
21.
An administrative agency is barred from examining the records of a business enterprise by the Constitutional guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure.
A) True
B) False
22.
An administrative agency whose erroneous decision causes a regulated person or enterprise substantial loss is liable for such loss regardless of whether the agency acted in good faith.
A) True
B) False
23.
In a rule of reason case, a business practice may not harm competition.
A) True
B) False
24.
When a hearing is requested after an agency has acted, the burden of proof shifts to the party who objected to the agency's conclusion.
A) True
B) False
25.
The U.S. Constitution imposes significant limits on the power of any agency to conduct an investigation.
A) True
B) False

