<P> Established through separate statutes passed by the Congress , each respective statutory grant of authority defines the goals the agency must work towards , as well as what substantive areas , if any , over which it may have the power of rulemaking . These agency rules ( or regulations ) , when in force , have the power of federal law . </P>
<P> Established through separate statutes passed by the Congress , each respective statutory grant of authority defines the goals the agency must work towards , as well as what substantive areas , if any , over which it may have the power of rulemaking . These agency rules ( or regulations ) , when in force , have the power of federal law . </P>
who sets up the independent agencies of the executive branch
who sets up the independent agencies of the executive branch
Congress
Congress