Title: Administrative Agency - History Of Administrative Agency, Federal Administrative Agencies, State And Local Administrative Agencies, Further Readings - President, Executive, Created, and Powers   - JRank Articles
Headings: Administrative Agency
Administrative Agency
History Of Administrative Agency, Federal Administrative Agencies, State And Local Administrative Agencies, Further Readings
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Content: Opponents argue that swiftness and ease at the expense of fairness are no virtues, but while the debate continues, administrative agencies thrive. Governmental representation in an administrative capacity of any kind can be considered administrative agency. The president is an administrative agent whose enabling statute is the federal Constitution. The thirteen executive departments reporting to the president are administrative agencies. For example, the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE is a cabinet-level executive department, but it functions as the administrative agency that addresses the legal concerns of the U.S. government and its people. The departments housed within the Department of Justice, such as the DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION and the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, are also administrative agencies, and they have procedures and rules of their own. An administrative agency that falls under the direction of the EXECUTIVE BRANCH is referred to as an executive agency. However, an enabling statute may establish an independent agency, commission, or board, which does not fall under the direction of the president. The primary distinction between an executive agency and an independent agency is that the statute creating an independent agency typically precludes the president from removing the head of the agency without cause. By contrast, a head of an executive agency generally serves at the pleasure of the president.