[New Agency] Ruth Just Got a Job as an Assistant

question 82

Multiple Choice

[New Agency] Ruth just got a job as an assistant in a new federal agency called the Accounting Commission, which was set up to regulate the accounting and auditing profession. The agency is headed by commissioners who serve for fixed terms and can be removed only for cause. No more than a majority of the commissioners may be from the same political party. The agency is getting ready to issue rules. The enabling legislation that set up the Accounting Commission specified that the agency could make rules but said nothing about the form of the rules. Ruth's boss, Odette, gave her some proposed rules and asked her to be sure that they were published and to take care of the next step in the approval process. Odette also told her that at this point she was not very interested in hybrid rule making.
-Which of the following is the appropriate agency classification for the Accounting Commission?

• A) Executive
• B) Independent
• C) Administrative
• D) Legislative
• E) Judicial

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Definitions:

Transwoman

A person designated male when they were born but who identifies and exists as a female.

Hormone Therapy

The use of hormones in medical treatment, especially in the context of hormone replacement therapy for menopause or testosterone therapy.

Estrogen

A group of hormones responsible for the development and regulation of female sexual characteristics and reproductive functions.

Transman

An individual who was assigned female at birth but identifies and lives as a male.