The Wheeler-Lea Amendment in 1938 Greatly Influenced the Future of Advertising

question 95

Multiple Choice

The Wheeler-Lea Amendment in 1938 greatly influenced the future of advertising in America by: 

• A) establishing the powerful Federal Trade Commission (FTC). 
• B) allowing the FTC to stop practices that were misleading, regardless of their impact on competition. 
• C) granting industries the right to form self-regulatory organizations to reduce FTC interference. 
• D) broadening the FTC's power to practices that were unfair to competitors alone.

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