POL 117a Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Rulemaking, Quasi, Nondelegation Doctrine
25 Jan 2017
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Administrative agencies are called administrative, because they have quasi legislative and quasi-judicial actions. Federal courts will only hear cases or controversies. There are common law cases and equity cases these are the two types of cases. During the late 19th century/early 20th century, unions argued that common law courts were unsympathetic to workmen"s injuries. Fellow servant rule said that if a coworker was responsible then it was not the employer"s fault. The legislature took workmen"s compensation cases out of the hands of courts and into the hands of commissions. Political controversies went to legislatures (ex. railroad rates). The controversy emerged when the railroads charged excessive rates at the cost of farmers, etc. Usually agencies are created to address political issues (ex. Icc responded to economic concerns in the 1880s). The ftc deals with trade issues, and was created during the. Courts traditionally addressed unfair business practices, such as monopolies.
