The (legislative/executive/judicial) branch of government can make and change policy through rulemaking.

• A. Legislative
• B. Executive
• C. Judicial
• D. Administrative

Answer: (B)

Rulemaking through regulations is carried out by administrative agencies that operate within the executive branch. Legislators create broad statutes, but the specifics of how those laws are applied day to day—what counts as compliant behavior, what exactly is prohibited, and how changes are implemented—are set by these agencies through rulemaking. This is often done through a formal process (notice-and-comment) that allows public input before a final rule is issued. The judicial branch does not write policy; it interprets statutes and settles disputes. "Administrative" isn’t a separate branch; it describes the agencies and processes inside the executive that actually craft regulatory policy. For example, environmental regulations are produced by the Environmental Protection Agency under statutes enacted by Congress. So the executive branch is the one responsible for making and changing policy via rulemaking.