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Which of the Following Acts, Passed in Response to Public

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Which of the following acts, passed in response to public outrage over conditions described in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, was the first consumer protection legislation?


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Celler-Kefauver Act

A United States antitrust law passed in 1950 to prohibit certain mergers and acquisitions that could lead to a decrease in competition.

Lessen Competition

A situation or strategy in which there is a reduction in the intensity of competitive forces within a market or industry.

Patent Legislation

Laws that grant inventors exclusive rights to their inventions, preventing others from making, using, or selling the invention without permission.

Federal Trade Commission

A federal agency established to promote consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of anticompetitive business practices.

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