Quasi-legislative activity is illustrated by:

• A. A federal agency issuing rules that affect property rights
• B. The Social Security Administration resolving disputes
• C. A court deciding a constitutional case
• D. A local housing board giving a variance

Answer: (A)

Quasi-legislative activity is the process of turning policy into rules through formal rulemaking. Agencies draft regulations that have general applicability and carry the force of law, shaping how broad areas of society must operate rather than deciding individual disputes. When a federal agency issues rules that affect property rights, it is engaging in this kind of rulemaking—creating standard policies that apply to many people and situations, not just solving a single case.

By contrast, resolving disputes at the agency level, like the Social Security Administration deciding benefit claims, is administrative adjudication—applying rules to specific facts to determine rights in particular cases. A court deciding a constitutional issue is part of the judiciary, interpreting and applying laws in a legal dispute. A local housing board granting a variance relates to a specific zoning request and is typically considered quasi-judicial, because it applies rules to a particular situation rather than creating broad policy.