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Regulatory Agencies

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does SEC stand for?

a)

Southeastern Conference

b)

Safe Exchange Currency

c)

Securities and Exchange Commission

d)

Securities Enforcement Commission

2.

Which agency insures accounts at commercial banks and has the power to take over failed commercial banks?

a)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

b)

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

c)

Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)

d)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

3.

Which agency protects investors; maintains fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and monitors corporate takeovers.

a)

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

c)

Financial Protection Bureau (FPB)

d)

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

4.

Which agency operates as the nation's central bank and serves to ensure that adequate amounts of currency and coins are in circulation?

a)

The U.S. Mint

b)

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing

c)

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

d)

The Federal Reserve

5.

Which agency is responsible for collecting income taxes and administering audits?

a)

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

b)

Department of Labor

c)

Congress

d)

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)

6.

Which agency ensures that IPOs meet the qualifications and guidelines for becoming public companies?

a)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

7.

Which agency processes income tax returns?

a)

Department of the Treasury

b)

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

8.

Businesses must comply with law, government regulations, and other guidance

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of these people is the leader of the national executive branch of government?

a)

the president

b)

a representative

c)

a senator

d)

a governor

10.

Which of these is the responsibility of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?

a)

Inspecting and improving new medications

b)

enforcing state and local environmental regulations

c)

resolving disputes between labor and management

d)

false claims in advertising and marketing

11.

Which agency makes sure that airplane travel is safe?

a)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

b)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

c)

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

d)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

12.

Which of the following problems would most likely be regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?

a)

A factory has been letting toxic chemicals seep into the soil.

b)

Several children have become ill after drinking baby formula.

c)

During bad weather, hundreds of passengers are stranded in airports.

d)

An unlicensed radio station has begun operating, interfering with another station's signal.

13.

Which of these government agencies would be responsible for developing proposals to preserve wetlands, such as swamps, bogs, and marshes?

a)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

b)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

c)

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

d)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

14.

This agency makes sure our air and water sources are protected and safe.

a)

FTC

b)

EPA

c)

FDA

d)

OSHA

15.

This agency makes sure that businesses are fair and honest

a)

FTC

b)

FDA

c)

EPA

d)

OSHA

16.

In Washington State a large paper company plans to cut down a forest. However, a local group is angry because the spotted owls that live in the forest will lose their habitat. They want to make the forest a state park to protect the owls.

a)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

b)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

c)

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

d)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

17.

FCC stands for

a)

Federal Communications Commission

b)

Federal Communications Committee

c)

Federal Center of Communications

d)

Federal Commission on Communications

18.

Which of the following is true regarding EAS (Emergency Alert System)?

a)

Weekly tests must be performed at random days and times

b)

Monthly tests must be performed between 8:30a and sunset on odd numbered months

c)

Monthly tests must be performed between sunset and 8:30a on even numbered months

d)

All of the above