Administrative Procedure Act Pros And Cons

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When the Federal Government tried to enforce a speed limit for the entire country, they chose to intimidate those states that failed to obey by holding federal road funds which should have been found to be unconstitutional. The decision on whether or not to impose a speed limit should be voted amongst the members of Congress or simply decided by each states Government and state officials such as Governors.
Threatening to withhold a state’s federal road funds so that the Government could get what they wanted done was an improper use of federal authority. The Administrative Procedure Act was created to keep control of the authority that the agencies in charge have. The Administrative Procedure Act governs the procedures that agencies must

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