CLEP US Government

Category - Gov. Institutions

Among the types of bureaucratic entities, the Federal Trade Commission is an example of a(n):
  1. Cabinet department
  2. Government corporation
  3. Legislatively-controlled monopoly
  4. Independent regulatory commission
  5. Final appeal commission
Explanation
Answer: D - The Federal Trade Commission is an example of an independent regulatory commission. An independent regulatory commission is a commission established by Congress to oversee some aspect of the economy. The Federal Trade Commission oversees international trade in the US. You can generally recognize an independent regulatory commission by it having three or four initials that end with the letter “C” (e.g., FTC, FEC, FCC, SEC…)
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