1. Courts historically have granted deference to an administrative agency's . This seems appropriate when applied to an agency's analysis of questions. In the Chevron case, the United States Supreme Court stated that this deference is also appropriate when an agency interprets its own and authority. Fill in the blanks with words that would best complete the passage.

factual

judgment

regulations

power

staff

legal

2. Under the Chevron standard, courts should defer to an agency's interpretation of law and of fact.

a. True
b. False

3. The Chevron standard requires the court to ask two questions: first, did Congress ________address the issue in dispute? If so, the statutory language __________. If the statute is _________or ambiguous, is the agencys interpretation of it ____________? If so, the court should give deference to the agencys interpretation.

4. The Chevron decision is one of the decisions by the United States Supreme Court that was not very controversial and seemed to make sense to people.

a. True
b. False

5. According to the United States Supreme Court, a court must give Chevron deference to an agency interpretation if it has gone through the:

a. informal rulemaking process.

b. notice-and-comment rulemaking process.

c. reasonable person standard.

6. The Freedom of Information Act ______________the government to disclose certain records to any person on request, even without a reason.

7. Select two categories of records that are exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

a. Environmental impact statements

b. National security documents

c. Documents with confidential information

d. Documents written by past presidents

e. Bills that were rejected in congressional committees

8. The Government in the Sunshine Act _______allows for_________all agency meetings to be __________to the public unless they meet certain criteria. If a person is going to be _______if ________agency action would be frustrated, or if the meeting involves __________litigation or rulemaking, then the meeting may be _________ .

9. Which law requires the government to reassess the impact on business and continue to look for less burdensome means of achieving a governmental goal?

a. Government in the Sunshine Act

b. Freedom of Information Act

c. Regulatory Flexibility Act

d. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

10. The Regulatory Flexibility Act relieved small businesses of certain record-keeping requirements under agency rules and federal statutes.

a. True
b. False

11. The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act gives Congress _________days to review new federal regulations to be sure that they do not unduly burden small businesses.