Which Statement About Corporations Was True in the First Half

question 146

Multiple Choice

Which statement about corporations was true in the first half of the nineteenth century?

• A) Most Americans favored corporate charters with special privileges.
• B) The corporation was only a small part of the new market economy.
• C) Charters from the government strictly controlled corporations.
• D) Corporations were able to raise far more capital than the traditional forms of enterprise.
• E) A corporation could fail, leading to jail time for its directors and stockholders.

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