Reference no: EM133749455

Assignment:

You can spend 1 to 2 days for this research.

• Select an administrative law agency at the any level of government preferably a Federal administrative agency. For example the agency can be the following:

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA);

Or you can write about a different one.

Make it as a research (very long) about the above administrative law agency or change the agency and observe the following:

General Observations / Recommendations Overview of Agency /

Historical Origin

Recognition of Stakeholders

Recognition of Enabling Statute or Source of Power

Discussion of Internal Process(es)

§ [Focus must be on delegation, rulemaking, and adjudication]

Discussion of External Influences

Organizational Chart

Diagram of Operations

Citations

Bibliography

After selecting an agency, you should explore issues such as but not limited to:

• What is the primary purpose(s) of the agency?
• Who are the major stakeholders in the agency?
• What is the source of power for the agency? Enabling statute?
• Explain how your agency engages in delegation, rulemaking, investigations, and adjudications.
• Is the agency accountable to any external governmental body or official? If so, what degree of influence does the external body or official exert over the agency?
• What is the historical origin of the agency? Was it created in response to a major scandal or public outcry? Has it been re-organized? If so, why? More efficient after the re-organization or restructuring?
• Is the agency run efficiently? What is its annual operating budget? Who controls the budget?

Other issues, findings, conclusions and/or recommendations that you feel are important to the analysis of the selected administrative law agency or body.

Required: Diagram of Operations. How does the agency operate? Explain a process within the agency. For example, a welfare application beginning with initial public contact through final adjudication (decision).

Place emphasis on rulemaking or adjudication process (es).

Required: Organization Chart. Is there a hierarchy within the agency? List commissioners, directors, bureaus, divisions, units, etc.

Required: Recommendations for change or opinion about status quo. Would you make any improvements to the administrative law process(es) within agency?

• Written Document:

Please use 8 - 10 sources. This research can include: Journals, newspapers, internet sources, books, magazines, interviews and agency materials.

This research needs a PowerPoint presentation too.

Presentation should contain 7-10 slides.

Present the findings, analysis, conclusions and any recommendations.

The PowerPoint Presentation should include a sound track which articulates the key points of each page.