Module 10
Legislative
Committees that mirror agencies
The Government Accountability Office
The Congressional Research Services
The Congressional Budget Office
Congressional Review Act
Courts
Structure
Supreme Court
13 United States Courts of Appeal
94 U.S. district courts and the specialized courts
Purpose of Structure
Courts of appeals correct errors in decisions of trial courts
Supreme Court ensure uniformity in decisions by reviewing cases
Reviewability
Standing
Mootness
Ripeness
Scope of Judicial Review
Soft Look
Procedural conformity to laws and precedent
Interpretations of statutes by agencies
Nonenforcement decisions
Hard Look
Agency rules
FOIA request denials
Discretionary actions
Adjudication