How did the development of agencies, boards, and commissions change the traditional departmental structure of the executive branch of government? .

2. Explain why the development of agencies, boards, and commissions led to the creation of a separate area of "administrative law" within the broader category of public law. What are the two goals that administrative law achieves?

3. What are seven categories into which agencies may be divided, and what is the function of each?

4. List as many reasons as you can why a government might set up a separate agency instead of having a department carry out a function.

5. What is a tribunal?

6. Give examples of areas of dispute that are typically delegated to tribunals for resolution.

7. Under what circumstances does the legislature delegate the job of making a decision to a tribunal rather than to a body such as a ministry or a court?

8. List as many similarities between courts and tribunals as you can.

9. List as many differences between courts and tribunals as you can.

10. What are the two main systems of adjudication used by tribunals? How do they differ from each other, and What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

11. When you read a statute that governs the operation of a tribunal, what "clues" should you look for to determine which model of adjudication the tribunal follows?