Administrative discretion
CLEP American Government, Chapter 13 Administrative discretion No statute or manual can anticipate every fact. Administrative discretion is the judgment left to officials within legal boundaries. Congress may direct an agency to use a "reasonable," "safe," or "public interest" standard. Managers may decide where to place limited inspectors, and frontline employees may evaluate unusual evidence […]
Rulemaking
CLEP American Government, Chapter 13 Rulemaking Rulemaking is the process an agency uses to create a generally applicable, prospective rule under authority delegated by Congress. A statute may require safe workplaces without specifying every exposure limit. If Congress authorizes the agency to fill in that detail, the agency can use evidence and procedure to establish […]
