When bureaucrats apply rules and precedents to specific cases in order to settle disputes, they are engaged in a. administrative adjudication. b. rule making. c. quasi-legislating. d. precedential implementation?

I believe the answer is: administrative adjudication
administrative adjudication consist of various processes that initiated by the administrative agencies.
This would include things such as Issuing an affirmative order, conducting formal proceeding, making attempt to adopt the rule, etc.

Habit is no concious