Select a Federal, State or Local level agency and answer the following questions

1. What is the purpose of the agency?

2. Which industry does the agency regulate?

3. Is the top person a political appointee?

Select an incident where the agency succeeded or failed to regulate a particular activity.

1. What is the activity?

2. When and where did this activity occur?

3. What are the political interests involved in the regulation?

4. Who are the affected parties?

5. What were the results of the agency’s action or inaction?