<span>These agencies are all regulatory agencies. They often do not work in the public view, but they make a great deal of the rules and regulations that govern our everyday lives. The food and drug administration, for example, regulates which foods are safe to eat and which drugs are safe to use.</span>
The Philippines became an American territory in April 1898
It was given it's Independence in July 4, 1946
I think it was Robert Walpole.