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In order to restore the public's faith in the stock market following its crash in 1929, Congress created WHAT organization to create rules and regulations concerning the sale of stock?

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The Securities and Exchange Commission
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The Securities and Exchange Commission

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is an agency of the federal government that holds responsibility for enforcing federal securities laws. Its mission is to "protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation." One of the commission's main purpose at its inception was to restore the public's faith in the stock market after the crash of 1929.

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