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Congress passed both the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act in the hope that it could?
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Four major antitrust laws?
1. sherman Antitrust act 2. Clayton Antitrust Act 3. Federal trade Commision Act 4. Robinson Patman Act
Which of the following was an attempt to restrict a monopoly of the oil industry in the US?
Sherman Antitrust Act
What government policies helped to spark industrial growth?
The government started moving away from Social Darwinism. They started passing a series of legislation and policies to break up monopolies.The Interstate Commerce Act in 1887 was aimed at the railroad giants, which were abusing farmers and smaller businesses, but giving favors to larger companies.In 1889, the Sherman Antitrust Act was passed. This act helped to loosen restraints on free trade.
What legislation was designed to limit the power of big business to form monopolies?
Sherman antitrust act
What act was prohibiting interference with free trade?
The Sherman Antitrust Act prohibited interference with free trade. Trusts were business organizations that aimed to restrict the flow of goods and money in the economy, and by setting up an antitrust act Sherman attempted to prohibit this sort of interference.
Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the sherman antitrust 1890 in response to?
Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 in response to prohibit monopolies. Who likes pizza cause I do
Congress passed the interstate commerce act 1887 and the sherman antitrust act 1890 in response to?
Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 in response to prohibit monopolies. Who likes Pizza cause I do
Which of the following events occurred lastSherman Antitrust Actestablishment of the Interstate Commerce ActPacific Railway ActPanic of 1873?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Why did the Sherman antitrust act seek to stop big business from forming trusts?
The Sherman Antitrust Act outlawed any combination of companies that restrained interstate trade or commerce.
Was the Sherman Antitrust Act Created in response to Munn v Illinois?
No, The result was The Interstate Commerce Commission.
What posed the biggest obstacle to enforcement of the interstate commerce act and the sherman antitrust act?
Tu madre.
What was the major purpose of the sherman antitrust act and the clayton antitrust act?
The Interstate Commerce Commission was to monitor railroad operations. The Sherman Antitrust Act was to break up bad trusts that were affecting the economy. But, it was ineffective because there was no definition as to what a trust or bad trust was. So it was later replaced witht eh Clayton Antitrust Act.
Both the interstate commerce act and the sherman antitrust act were?
Passed by the federal government to regulate big business (this is for castle learning i bet)
What was the first antitrust statute enacted by congress?
The Sherman Antitrust Act -Sherman Act, July 2, 1890,
What government act was put in place to regulate railroad activity between states?
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a federal law regulating the railroad industry. It was meant to eliminate the monopoly that railroad companies had on transportation of people and goods.
When people began to protest the powerful trusts of industry magnate Congress passed the blank?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Made it illegal for corporations to interfere with free interstate or international trade?
Sherman Antitrust Act
