The Central Provisions of the Clayton Anti-Trust Act

question 98

Multiple Choice

The central provisions of the Clayton Anti-Trust Act

• A) included trade unions under the antimonopoly provisions of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
• B) declared that no single corporation could control more than 75 percent of a given industry.
• C) established minimum wage rates for goods produced in interstate commerce.
• D) outlawed corporate interlocking directorates and price discrimination against different purchasers.
• E) weakened regulations against interlocking directorates and private discrimination against different purchasers.

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