| A | B |
|---|
| monopoly | one company buys all of the other companies in the US that sell the same product, making the manipulation of prices possible |
| consumer rights | protection against false, unfair buying and selling of goods |
| property rights | protection of your personal property |
| FCC: Federal Communications Commission | The FCC regulates broadcast and cable television, satellite, pagers, wireless telephones, as well as radio, telegraph and wireline telephones in all of the 50 states and U.S. territories |
| EPA: Environmental Protection Agency | protects human health and the environment |
| FTC: Federal Trade Commission | prevents unfair methods of competition in commerce |
| antitrust legislation | laws that prevent businesses from forming monopolies that hurt the consumer |
| global trade | trading with countries around the world |
| business start ups | beginning a new business |
| private ownership | protected by negotiated contracts |
