What Is Meant by "Delegated Congressional Power

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is meant by "delegated congressional power"?

• A) Congress delegates limited powers of lawmaking to the president.
• B) Congress chooses how it wishes to enforce particular laws and states decide whether to support these decisions.
• C) Congress surrenders its lawmaking powers to the state legislatures.
• D) Though Congress has the constitutional power to make laws, it gives an agency the effective power to make laws related to the agency's particular sphere of influence.
• E) The Supreme Court takes the authority to make laws from Congress and delegates it instead to the agencies.

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Definitions:

Principal

In legal terms, the main party involved, such as the primary person in a contract or the person who grants authority in a power of attorney.

Agent

A person or entity authorized to act on behalf of another, typically in business or legal matters, and make decisions or take action.

Reimburse

To pay back or compensate for money spent or losses incurred.

Cooperate

The act of working together willingly toward a common goal or purpose, especially in a business or legal context.