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1.
(p. 987)
A consumer law is a statute or administrative rule serving to protect consumer interests.
2.
(p. 989)
Under the FTA, the existence of deceptive advertisements is enough alone to prove
damages for recovery when individual civil suits are filed for deceptive practices.
3.
(p. 996)
In Quebec all public signs and advertisements must be solely in French.
4.
(p. 988)
Federal Trade Commission regulations outlaw ads that exert a moral pressure to
purchase a product or service.
5.
(p. 996)
Canada's cigarette labeling requirements are less strict than those in the U.S.
6.
(p. 1004)
If a person believes that she is a victim of identity theft, she may contact the FTC and an
alert will be placed in her credit files.
7.
(p. 998)
State laws in regard to protection of purchasers of used cars are preempted by federal
law.
8.
(p. 1000)
Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, creditors may require that a spouse cosign a loan
application regardless of the credit worthiness of the applicant.
9.
(p. 1000)
Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, creditors may not deny credit on the basis of
whether the applicant receives public assistance benefits.
10.
(p. 994)
The Can-Spam Act prohibits sending consumers e-mail messages with no option
concerning whether they receive messages in the future.
11.
(p. 989-990)
Which of the following was the result on appeal in
Gotlin
v. Lederman
, the case in
the text involving whether the defendants misrepresented the effectiveness of a particular form
of cancer treatment, Fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery (FSR), in violation of New York's
consumer protection law?
12.
(p. 991)
Which of the following was the result in
Paula E. Rossman v. Fleet Bank (R.I.) National
Association
, the case in the text in which the plaintiff sued the defendant after she opened a
credit card account based on the promise that no annual fee would be charged; but the policy
was changed shortly thereafter, and she was charged an annual fee?
13.
(p. 992)
A ______ scheme involves websites attracting users by having them click on ads that
appear to be, but are actually not, from well-known brands with the sites then installing spyware
or viruses on computers.
14.
(p. 994)
Which of the following is true regarding regulation of advertising in China?
15.
(p. 1002-1003)
Which of the following was the result in
Federal Trade Commission v. Check
Investors Inc.
, the case in the text involving whether, in an effort to collect bad check charges, the
defendant violated the Fair Debt Collections Act through tactics such as telling check writers that
they would be arrested and prosecuted?
16.
(p. 1006-1007)
Which of the following was the result at the Supreme Court level in
Food and
Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation,
the case in the text involving
whether the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) authorized the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco?
17.
(p. 987)
When was the Federal Trade Commission created by Congress?
18.
(p. 987)
What type of agency is the Federal Trade Commission?
19.
(p. 987)
The Federal Trade Commission has _____ commissioners each of whom serves a ______-
year term.
20.
(p. 987)
Which of the following are interpretations of consumer laws created by the Federal Trade
Commission to encourage businesses to stop unlawful behavior?
21.
(p. 987)
Which of the following is a statement in which a company agrees with the Federal Trade
Commission to stop disputed behavior but does not admit it broke the law?
22.
(p. 988-989)
Which of the following is the term used when an advertisement is true but
incomplete?
23.
(p. 989)
Which of the following is the term used for the requirement of the Federal Trade
Commission that advertisers have a reasonable basis for claims made in advertisements?
24.
(p. 995)
Which of the following does the Federal Trade Commission require if a company wishes
to claim that its products are "Made in the U.S.A."?
25.
(p. 992)
Which of the following is the appropriate term for a requirement by the Federal Trade
Commission that a company run advertisements in which the company explicitly states that
formerly advertised claims were untrue?
26.
(p. 993)
Which of the following is
false
regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of
1991?
