U.S. Regulatory Agencies
This agency ensures food, drug, and medical devices are safe for public use
What is the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)?
The FAA regulates this mode of transportation.
What is aviation (Federal Aviation Administration)?
This agency is responsible for enforcing federal environmental laws and ensuring clean air and water.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
OSHA operates under this federal department, which oversees labor laws and workplace safety.
What is the Department of Labor (DOL)?
This agency issues recalls for unsafe consumer products, including toys and electronics.
What is the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission)?
This agency oversees workplace safety and enforces labor laws
What is OSHA(Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
The CDC focuses on this area of public safety.
What is disease control and prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)?
The Federal Reserve regulates this type of institution. ( Think about Alexander Hamilton)
What are banks?
The FDA is part of this department, which focuses on public health and medical regulations.
What is the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)?
After a major oil spill, this agency is responsible for environmental cleanup and enforcement
What is the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)?
This agency protects the public from unreasonable risk or injury from consumer products.
What is CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission)?
The FTC enforces laws related to this.
What is consumer protection and antitrust regulations (Federal Trade Commission)?
The USDA regulates food safety, particularly for these two products.
What are meat and poultry?
The FAA, which regulates civil aviation, falls under this federal department.
What is the Department of Transportation (DOT)?
During a nationwide disease outbreak, this agency provides guidelines and coordinates public health responses.
What is the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)?
This agency regulates radio, television, and internet communications
What is the FCC (Federal Communications Commission)?
This independent U.S. agency investigates civil transportation accidents, including aviation, rail, and highway crashes.
What is the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board)
This agency is responsible for setting and enforcing workplace safety and health regulations in the U.S.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
The EPA is an independent agency, but it works closely with this Cabinet department on environmental policies.
What is the Department of the Interior?
This agency investigates plane crashes and transportation accidents to improve safety regulations.
What is the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board)?
This independent agency oversees environmental protect laws and policies in the U.S.
What is EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)?
The CPSC ensures the safety of these.
What are consumer products (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
This U.S. agency was established in 1934 to regulate communications.
What is the FCC (Federal Communications Commission)?
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency, but it was originally part of this federal department before becoming its own entity in 1975.
What is the Department of Energy (DOE)?
If a company is accused of running a monopoly and stifling competition, this agency enforces antitrust laws.
What is the FTC (Federal Trade Commission)?