Authority for Administrative Agencies
Learn about the constitutional basis for administrative agencies, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the different types of agencies.
Transcript
Administrative law concerns the exercise of power by administrative agencies. In this lesson, we’ll discuss the nature and types of administrative agencies, and the two major sources of administrative power, the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, or A P A.
I. What Is an Agency?
Agencies are any authority of the federal government other than Congress, the courts, the president, and the governments of the District of Columbia and federal territories. Agencies include both...
