NBCT Early Adolescence (EA) Social Studies – History Component 1 Practice Test

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Which organization is described as the largest public power company in the United States today?
Correct Answer:
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Explanation:
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation created during the New Deal to bring electricity, flood control, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley. Because it is government-owned and runs a large, integrated system of generation and transmission across multiple states, it has grown into the largest public power company in the United States, delivering electricity to millions of customers. The other options aren’t power providers: one is not a real current entity, another is a regulatory agency that oversaw electricity rather than producing it, and the last was a New Deal program focused on public works rather than operating a utility.

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