<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> In administrative law, rule - making is the process that executive and independent agencies use to create, or promulgate, regulations . In general, legislatures first set broad policy mandates by passing statutes, then agencies create more detailed regulations through rulemaking . </P> <P> By bringing detailed scientific and other types of expertise to bear on policy, the rulemaking process has been the means by which some of the most far - reaching government regulations of the 20th century have been created . For example, science - based regulations are critical to modern programs for environmental protection, food safety, and workplace safety . However, the growth in regulations has fueled criticism that the rulemaking process reduces the transparency and accountability of democratic government . </P>

Laws or regulations established by bureaucratic agencies on behalf of congress are known as