The Sherman Antitrust Act

question 290

Multiple Choice

The Sherman Antitrust Act

• A)overturned centuries-old views of English and American judges on agreements among competitors.
• B)had the effect of discouraging private lawsuits against conspiring oligopolists.
• C)strengthened the Clayton Act.
• D)elevated agreements among conspiring oligopolists from an unenforceable contract to a criminal conspiracy.

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