Use the table to answer the question.

Question

Use the table to answer the question.

Step - Activity
Step 1 - Agency drafts proposed rules.
Step 2 - Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs reviews and approves first draft
Step 3 - Proposed rules are published
Step 4 - Public comments
Step 5 - Agency makes revisions to rules
Step 6 - Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs reviews revised draft
Step 7 - Agency published the rules
Step 8 - Judicial and/or congressional reviews made (sometimes)
Using the information in the
table, analyze why the
Administrative Procedure
Act of 1946 (APA)
established the rulemaking
process for enacting new
laws.

A. The APA established the rulemaking process to enhance the power of the executive branch so it could overide the decisions of Congress.
B. The APA established the rulemaking process to check the power of the executive branch and involve the public in creating rules for enacting new laws.
C. The APA established the rulemaking process to ban the involvement of individuals and agencies so rulemaking happens more efficiently.
D. The APA established the rulemaking process to give power to Congress to enact new laws after it has developed the text of the legislation.

Answer 1

B. The APA established the rulemaking process to check the power of the executive branch and involve the public in creating rules for enacting new laws. The steps outlined in the table, such as agency drafts proposed rules, public comments, and revisions to rules, all indicate a process that allows for transparency, public input, and accountability in the rulemaking process. This helps to ensure that regulations are fair, reasonable, and in line with the intentions of the legislation passed by Congress.