permissions

Just a quick questions that I can't seem to find a quick answer to. I admit I am not the best sleuth. I set up the parent categories and I am curious if my settings for the parent category also applies to the sub-category? Or is each category regardless has it's own settings and nothing is...

Didn't see this listed, but I had another admin add 13 submissions to the directory yesterday and I could moderate or see them. He game me direct links and it would say I don't have permission to view them. As an admin account I know I have all permissions turned on. I had to log into that admin...