G7

 1 (a): EXPLAIN, in your own words, two reasons Congress gives agencies policy-making discretion in executing federal laws. 

Congress gives agencies policy-making discretion because the members of agencies have specialized jobs that they are very knowledgeable in. Members of the USDA know more about the agriculture and how to deal with it than most members of Congress. Another reason is that agencies do not hire amateurs, they only have professionals.

> 1 (b): Provide a direct quotation (and a page number in your book) to back up one of your claims from above.

"It uses task specialization so that experts instead of amateurs perform technical jobs." Page 472

> 2: DESCRIBE two ways in which Congress ensures that federal agencies follow legislative intent.

Congress uses its power of oversight to check that what the agencies are doing is following the law, and they have the power to allocate their funds. This means that they decide how much money the agencies can spend and when.

> 3 (a): For each bureaucratic agency listed below, IDENTIFY the policy area over which it exercises    policy-making discretion.

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): www.epa.gov
• The EPA exercises its policy-making discretion over laws and policies that affect the environment of the U.S
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC): www.fcc.gov
• The FCC exercises its policy-making discretion over laws and policies that affect interstate and international communications through multiple media sources.
• Federal Reserve Board: www.federalreserve.gov
• The FRB exercises its policy-making discretion over the regulation of money

> 3 (b): For each agency above, IDENTIFY a specific action it takes to exercise its duties. 

-The EPA can investigate cases that involve a vast number of environmental things so that they can improve it.

-The FCC can censor certain words and other things that they might not find suitable for the public to see.

- The Federal Reserve Board supplies money and credit to the economy.