Why Was the Interstate Commerce Commission, the First Federal Administrative

question 66

Multiple Choice

Why was the Interstate Commerce Commission, the first federal administrative agency, created?

• A) To better control the anticompetitive nature of railroads.
• B) To deal with anticompetitive competition between states.
• C) To help farmers get better grain prices.
• D) To allow the government better control over interstates.
• E) To handle inconsistencies within the food and drug industry.

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Phonemics

The study of phonemes or the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning, focusing on their organization and function in particular languages.

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