According to the Parker V. Brown Doctrine

question 27

Multiple Choice

According to the Parker v. Brown doctrine:

• A) the usual and legitimate union activity that is exempt from the Sherman Act.
• B) concerted efforts to lobby government officials are not anticompetitive.
• C) the Sherman Act does not apply to state government.
• D) not all independent action by a manufacturer is a per se violation of the Sherman Act.
• E) only unreasonable attempts to monopolize were covered by the Sherman Act.

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