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The Fourth Branch of Government The Regulatory Agencies
The article argues that federal regulatory agencies form a powerful fourth branch, governing daily life from cigarettes to milk. It outlines the Big Seven agencies FTC FCC ICC CAB FAA SEC and FPC, their powers, independence, and the friction they create with Congress and the courts.
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Ashington
James Madison
Madison
Federal
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
State Department
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Churchill
Woodrow Wilson
Douglas
Supreme Court
Mark S. Massel
Brookings Institution
Commissions
Bernard Schwartz
John E. Swearingen
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Senate
Federal Register
National Labor Relations Board
Federal Courts of Appeals
Agriculture Department
John F. Kennedy
Samuel Eliot Morison