Question

How do independent executive agencies take on the qualities of other branches?
A. They have to listen to the needs of the lobbyists
B. Like the legislature, they need to be elected
C. They have the final say about what legislation gets signed into law by the president
D. Like a legislature, they have rulemaking authority; like the executive branch, they enforce rules; and like a judiciary, they interpret different regulations

Answer 1

D.

Independent executive agencies make rules (legislative-like), enforce those rules (executive-like), and adjudicate/interpret disputes about rules (judicial-like), e.g., through administrative hearings and agency interpretations.