Civics 101 – Episode 3: Understanding the Public Comment Period
Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration
Each podcast episode of Civics 101 gives listeners a non-partisan, topical “refresher course on how American democracy was designed and how it is practiced in the real world.”
Episode 3: “You’ve probably heard the term “comment period”, but do you know what it means? What exactly happens when a government agency opens a proposed rule to public comment? And do these comments ever sway decision making? Today, a look into the notice and comment rule making procedure.”
Listen to podcast (10:40): https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/ep3