In the US Steel Case of 1920, the Courts Held That

question 37

Multiple Choice

In the U.S. Steel case of 1920, the courts held that

• A)the structure of an industry is more important than its behavior in determining violations of the antitrust laws.
• B)any firm that faces substantial import competition is exempt from the antitrust laws.
• C)although U.S. Steel possessed monopoly power, it had not violated the Sherman Act because it had not unreasonably used that power.
• D)the fact that U.S. Steel possessed monopoly power was a violation of the Sherman Act.

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