Title: What are Administrative Agencies? - The Business Professor, LLC
Headings: What are Administrative Agencies?
What are Administrative Agencies?
Important Governmental Bodies
What are Administrative Agencies?
What do Administrative Agencies do?
What are Executive Agencies?
What are Independent Agencies?
Academic Research on Government Agencies

Content: National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); National Science Foundation (NSF); Small Business Administration (SBA); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Executive and independent agencies carry on similar functions; however, an independent agency generally has more of a regulatory function, where an executive agency plays more of an enforcement role. Discussion: How do you feel about the role of agencies in the development and execution of laws? Do you find surprising the breadth and number of agencies? When considering the vast number of laws in the US legal system, the difficulty in developing regulations, and the requirements to enforce them, it makes a strong argument for the need for and utility of administrative agencies.