Federal Register

Written by Jonathan Milner

Definition

The official daily publication of the federal government that prints proposed and final agency rules, executive orders, and other public notices.

Example

When a president signs an executive order, it is published in the Federal Register so the public has an official record of it.

 

Questions

  1. Define the Federal Register and identify what kinds of documents appear in it.

  2. Explain why publishing proposed rules gives citizens a chance to participate.

  3. Describe how the Federal Register connects to bureaucratic rule-making.

  4. Explain how the Federal Register promotes government transparency.

  5. Identify one group that might watch the Federal Register closely and explain why.

  6. Explain why executive orders are published in the Federal Register.

  7. Describe how the number of pages in the Federal Register is sometimes used in debates about regulation.

  8. Should ordinary citizens comment on proposed rules? Why or why not?

  9. What emoji would do a good job of expressing the concept Federal Register?

  10. Translate Federal Register into plain English.

Remember!

Now, let’s commit this term to our long-term memory. On a scrap piece of paper, take 10 or 20 seconds to draw the Federal Register! Draw with symbols or stick figures if you wish. Nothing fancy. Don’t expect a masterpiece. No one else will see this but you. Look at your drawing. That’s all - now it’s downloaded into your memory. Destroy the piece of paper in a most delightful way.

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