Courts Tend to Approve Broad Delegations of Power by Congress

question 6

Multiple Choice

Courts tend to approve broad delegations of power by Congress to an administrative agency when Congress has:

• A)effectively isolated the judicial powers of the agency.
• B)changed the enabling legislation appropriately.
• C)expressed an intelligible principle to guide the agency's actions.
• D)received approval of the President for such delegation of power.

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Definitions:

Majority Opinion

The judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the members of a court, setting forth the decision of the court.

Dissenting Opinion

A written statement by a judge or a group of judges who disagree with the majority's decision in a legal case.

Supreme Court Decision-Making

The process by which justices of the Supreme Court deliberate on cases and reach their conclusions based on legal reasoning and precedent.

Announcing Decision

The formal declaration of a conclusion or judgment made by an authority, often pertaining to legal or organizational outcomes.