Reforming Business and Government

Question 1

What did reformers claim?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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The government should regulate businesses.; Regulation helps consumers.; Monopolies succeed because they have an unfair advantage.

Question 2

What did supporters of laissez-faire claim?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Regulation hurts consumers.; The government should not interfere with business practices.; Regulations increase costs.

Question 3

3. The fact that the act did not define the terms “monopoly” and “trust” the act.

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weakened

Question 4

4. Support from the federal courts would have made the act effective.

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more

Question 5

Choose the proper word(s) to complete each of the following statements about the Sherman Antitrust Act.1. The act was designed to the power of monopolies and trusts.

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limit

Question 6

Read this quotation by G. W. Plunkitt, a Tammany Hall boss and New York senator.What does Plunkitt describe as honest graft?

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Using inside knowledge to profit from city construction projects

Question 7

2. The act lead to many successful government prosecutions.

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did not

Reforming Business and Government Answers

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