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Why Is There Discretion In Carrying Out Federal Law

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Congress gives federal agencies wide discretion in carrying out federal law. Two reasons for this include Congress lacking the expertise that agencies have regarding these issues, and because it is more efficient for Congress. Administrative discretion allows bureaucrats to use their expertise and judgment when determining how to implement public policy. Congress is not an expert on many issues; therefore, they do not want to be making the decisions regarding public policy decisions. They would rather have experts on an issue, the agencies and their heads, make the important decisions. This also saves Congress the trouble if there is a poor policy choice. Each agency knows their own policy and what goals they want to accomplish, so, by Congress
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