Question

Congress passed the​ __________________ of the federal trade commission act to increase and expand the authority of the ftc and to prohibit false and misleading advertising.

Answer 1

In 1914, Congress passed the Federal Trade Commission Act,

the newly created agency role was to enforce the new rules and statutes and protect consumers from unfair business practices such as false advertising. The new FTC assumed the duties of its almost toothless predecessor known as the federal Bureau of Corporations