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Handy Government Acronyms Flashcards

CFTC, FTC, NLRB. Do these acronyms read like a foreign language to you? Flip through this deck and make your cluelessness a thing of the past!

1
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

NAFTA

A

North American Free Trade Agreement

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What does the following acronym stand for?

CIA

A

Central Intelligence Agency

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3
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What does the following acronym stand for?

FBI

A

Federal Bureau of Investigation

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4
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

USDA

A

United States Department of Agriculture

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5
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

GNP

A

Gross National Product

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Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

IRS

A

Internal Revenue Service

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Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

FTC

A

Federal Trade Commission

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8
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

EU

A

European Union

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9
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

USA PATRIOT Act

A

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act

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What does the following acronym stand for?

EPA

A

Environmental Protectional Agency

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What does the following acronym stand for?

SWAT

A

Special Weapons And Tactics

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What does the following acronym stand for?

FCC

A

Federal Communications Commission

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What does the following acronym stand for?

FDIC

A

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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14
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What does the following acronym stand for?

FDA

A

Food and Drug Administration

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15
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What does the following acronym stand for?

GDP

A

Gross Domestic Product

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16
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

NSF

A

National Science Foundation

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17
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

POTUS

A

President of the United States

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18
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What does the following acronym stand for?

DEA

A

Drug Enforcement Agency

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19
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

DOE

A

Department Of Energy

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20
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

FLSA

A

Fair Labor Standards Act

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21
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

GSA

A

General Services Administration

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22
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

SSN

A

Social Security Number

23
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

DOD

A

Department Of Defense

24
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

JCS

A

Joint Chiefs of Staff

25
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

CPI

A

Consumer Price Index

26
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

CPSC

A

Consumer Product Safety Commission

27
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

USAF

A

United States Air Force

28
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

DIA

A

Defense Intelligence Agency

29
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

USPS

A

United States Postal Service

30
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

PC

A

Politically Correct

31
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

UNEP

A

United Nations Environment Program

32
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

SEC

A

Securities and Exchange Commission

33
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

UN

A

United Nations

34
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

CFR

A

Council on Foreign Relations

35
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

CFTC

A

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

36
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

ADA

A

Americans with Disabilities Act

37
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

FERC

A

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

38
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

DOL

A

Department Of Labor

39
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

SBA

A

Small Business Administration

40
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

DOT

A

Department Of Transportation

41
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

POW

A

Prisoner Of War

42
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

USITC

A

United States International Trade Commission

43
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

FEMA

A

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

EEOC

A

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

45
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

FCA

A

Farm Credit Administration

46
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

FEC

A

Federal Election Commission

47
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

FMC

A

Federal Maritime Commission

48
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

OSHA

A

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

49
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

NTSB

A

National Transportation Safety Board

50
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

NASA

A

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

51
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

NLRB

A

National Labor Relations Board

52
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

HSC

A

Homeland Security Council

53
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

NSA

A

National Security Agency

54
Q

What does the following acronym stand for?

ICPO

A

International Criminal Police Organization

(also known as Interpol)

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