HIST 643 2B / POLSC 643 2B: Administrative Power and Law
This class will examine the constitutional and legal questions surrounding the emergence of the administrative state, which is the primary way that public policy is made in contemporary America.  We will examine how Congress grants authority to agencies, who oversees those agencies, how those agencies make and implement rules, and how federal courts review the rules and policies that agencies make.  Specifically, we will examine legal controversies surrounding the nondelegation doctrine, appointment and removal of agency heads, and how the Administrative Procedure Act governs the administrative state.