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| Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors | determines economic policies involving the money supply, credit availability, and interest rates |
| Federal Trade Commission | Involved in protecting consumer rights, preventing monopolistic behavior, and eliminating unfair and deceptive trade practices as well as enforces laws against anti-competitive business activities. |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | regulates buying and selling of stocks and bonds and the stock exchanges themselves |
| National Labor Relations Board | charged with preserving employees' rights to joining labor unions and to participate in collective bargaining |
| Federal Communications Commission | controls all interstate channels of communication and channels of communication between the US. and foreign nations |
| Equal Emloyment Opportunity Commission | charged with eliminating workplace discrimination |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Governs health and safety in the workplace |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission | Researches the safety of various consumer products, including toys |
| Food and Drug Administration | Enforces a number of pure food and drug acts, tests and reviews any new drug, conducts food product inspections, and regulates medical devices. |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Enforces antipollution acts and handles cleanups of toxic dumpsites. |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Charged with insuring the safety of nuclear power plants in the U.S. |
