Administrative Regulatory Agency Quiz

Protects consumers by regulating unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent business practices, and by promoting fair competition.

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Ensures safe and healthful working conditions for employees.

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Enforces federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Reduces the risk of injuries and deaths from products people can buy.

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Ensures the safety of private and commercial aviation (flying).

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Protects human and environmental health.

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Protects public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Which item is FALSE about administratitive regulatory agencies?

• They make laws

• They investigate issues

• They enforce rules

• They helped develop laws written in the Code of Hammurabi

Which branch of government do administrative regulatory agencies fall under?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• None of the above - they don't fit under the government