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The History and Evolution of the Administrative State

Learn about the history and development of the administrative state from the Founding to now.

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I. Introduction

Today, individuals and groups are engaging in activities and utilizing technologies that the Founding Fathers couldn’t have dreamt of. Society and socioeconomic systems have grown far more complex than ever before. And because all of this must be regulated, sometimes in great detail, Congress simply can’t keep up. Hence, Congress delegates substantial rulemaking power to independent and executive administrative agencies. And the agencies have responded in kind. In 2018, the...

Lessons

    • 1. Welcome
    • Welcome
    2. Federal Systems of Legislation & Regulation
    • The Federal Constitutional System of Legislation and Regulation
    • Overview of Sources of Federal Law
    • The Constitution and Legislative Power
    3. Federal Legislative Processes
    • How a Bill Becomes a Law
    • Delegation of Congressional Lawmaking Power to Agencies I
    • Delegation of Congressional Lawmaking and Judicial Power to Agencies II
    4. Statutory Interpretation
    • Philosophical Views of the Judiciary’s Role and Common Interpretive Problems
    • Differing Theories of Statutory Interpretation
    • Legislative History and its Use in Interpreting Statutes
    • Canons of Statutory Interpretation I
    • Canons of Statutory Interpretation II
    • Canons of Statutory Interpretation III
    • Canons of Statutory Interpretation IV
    5. Agency Action, State Processes, & Courts
    • The History and Evolution of the Administrative State
    • Federal Regulatory Processes
    • Executive Branch Control of Agencies and Judicial Review of Agency Action
    • Judicial Review of Agency Action Under the APA
    • State Legislative & Administrative Processes
    • Judicial Process