The Sherman Act and the Clayton Act

question 52

Multiple Choice

The Sherman Act and the Clayton Act:

• A) were intended to protect small producers.
• B) were aimed at efforts to restrain trade or lessen competition.
• C) were passed before the Depression of the 1930s.
• D) All of these are correct.

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