This assignment explores what administrative agencies function and then compares that to what the three branches of Government do. This comparison reveals the nature of administrative law and its purpose at the agency level. Instructions: This paper identifies and describes two primary functions that administrative agencies perform (hint: think about the two primary focuses of the statutes you reviewed in Connecticut's APA). Describes two primary functions that administrative agencies perform. Compare those functions to the three branches of our Government: legislative, executive, and judicial