To Provide a Strong Governmental Structure with Proper Checks & Balances
To Secure the Basic Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Citizenry Guaranteed by the Constitution To Constrain Governmental Power
Why???
To Prevent Governmental Abuses of Power
To Ensure Fundamental Fairness and Due Process of Law
Regulatory Agencies may Possess Broad Powers, but they are Limited in Nature
How are these Objectives Achieved in Relation to Regulatory Agencies?
A Regulatory Agency may not Act so as to Exceed the Scope of its Delegated Authority
Standards are Applied: An Agency is Prohibited from Acting in an Arbitrary & Capricious Manner
Agencies must Faithfully Interpret and Apply the Law as Intended by the Legislature.
Agency Actions & Decisions are Subject to Political and Judicial Oversight
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