Government Regulatory Agencies Research Project
Objective: Explore and explain the origin, purpose, and actions various government regulatory agencies that impact our economy
What to do:
You may work with ONE partner - No groups of three!
1. One person from your team will need to:
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SHARED YOUR GOOGLE DOC WITH jjohnson@jpsonline.org
What to do:
You may work with ONE partner - No groups of three!
1. One person from your team will need to:
- LOG IN to the GOOGLE DRIVE app on your iPad
- Create a Google Doc with BOTH TEAM MEMBERS names in the file name
- Share that doc with jjohnson@jpsonline.org
- Make the agency name the title of your Google Doc
- When was it created?
- Why was it created?
- What is it supposed to do?
- What current issues are they involved in?
- Use the businesses website, the agency's website and news websites to learn about how the businesses and the agency interact with each other
- Explain what you found & describe the interactions between businesses and agencies.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SHARED YOUR GOOGLE DOC WITH jjohnson@jpsonline.org
Major U.S. Federal Regulatory Agencies
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): enforces federal safety standards
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): establishes and enforces pollution standards
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): regulates and promotes air transportation safety, including airports and pilot licensing
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC): regulates communication by radio, telephone, telegraph, and television
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): insures bank deposits, approves mergers, and audits banking practices
- Federal Reserve System (the FED): regulates banking; manages the money supply
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC): ensures free and fair competition and protects consumers from unfair or deceptive practices
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA): administers federal food purity laws, drug testing and safety, and cosmetics
- Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC): enforces federal laws concerning transportation that crosses state lines
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): prevents or corrects unfair labor practices by either employers or unions
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC): licenses and regulates non-military nuclear facilities
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): develops & enforces standards and regulations ensuring working conditions
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): administers federal laws concerning the buying and selling of securities