You, as a consumer, have the ultimate power in our free enterprise system. The government and the market provide a variety of consumer protections and laws to ensure that our consumer transactions are safe and legal. These laws guarantee our rights as consumers and offer protection against abuses by unscrupulous producers and sellers. Government and private organizations offer avenues to address issues when those protections fail.

In this topic we will look at your rights and your responsibilities as a consumer and also the remedies that you have when your consumer rights have been violated.

Essential Questions

• What are consumers' rights and responsibilities?
• How are consumer rights protected in the United States?