This act, established in 1914, shared antitrust responsibility wiht the US Justice Dept for preventing abuses by powerful companies. Hint: FTC are the initials
What is the Federal Trade Commission?
100
He was the first secretary of the Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
100
This is the cause of the banks failures/devistation.
What is the Great Depression of 20th?
100
This person, when trying to start a business, only has to register the company with state tax authorities.
What is an entrepeneur?
100
These two presidents were the biggest trust busters
Who is Teddy Roosevelt and Howard Taft?
200
This act legalized the rights of most private-sector workers to form labor unions, to bargain, and strike. Hint: Bradley the junior's last name is in it.
What is the Wagner Act or National Labor Relations Act of 1935?
200
This document's first article has to do with collecting taxes, paying federal debts, and regulating vaule of US currency.
What is the Constitution?
200
After the start of this decade, the banking industry became more competitive and freewheeling.
What is 1980s?
200
During this century, federal regulation arrived, along with the railroad age.
What is the 19th Century?
200
Government regulation is not wanted during this economic state.
What is economic prosperity/ growth?
300
Because of this act in 1938, a national minimum wage was set, child labor stopped, and overtime was produced. Hint: the initialism is FLSA.
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act?
300
These three levels of government protect, regulate, and channel the economy.
What is federal, state, and local?
300
Deregulation of US banking and finance rules caused this trend across the world.
What is technology or new markets?
300
This agency was the first Us economic regulatory agency.
What is the ICC (interstate commerce commission)?
300
Government regulation is needed and sought after in this kind of economic time.
What is recession/depression?
400
This agency, created in 1930, oversees the wholesale electricity sales. Hint: initialism is FPC
What is the Federal Power Commission?
400
This clause divides Americans who want an activist federal government from those who want limited central authority.
What is the Commerce Clause?
400
The foreclosure issues and mortgage problems from bank payments started to climax at the start of this century.
What is the 21st century?
400
Because of this federal commission, people cannot be fired because of race, religion, gender, age, and sexual preference.
What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
400
This president put together the highest amount of government regulations and programs.
Who is Franky D. Roosevelt?
500
This commission, established in 1934, was given the responsibility for overseeing SECURITIES markets.
What is the Securities and Exchanges Commission?
500
The Supreme Court has expanded its decisions on interstate commerce since the beginning of this century?
What is the 20th century?
500
Until this 20th century decade, US commercial banks faced limits on the levels of interest rates they could charge.
What is the 1980's?
500
This kind of employee can be discharged whenever the employee chooses.
What is an "at will" employee?
500
During these two consecutive decades of the 20th century, business was given less regulations in order to enhance growth. Also, fashion was pretty bad.