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Question 1 • United States History

What was a consequence of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act?

Answer
A
Private citizens could be sued.
B
Consumers could be sent to jail.
C
Corporations could be broken up.
D
All company employees could be sent to jail.

Explanation

The Sherman Antitrust Act prohibited business practices that restrained competition, such as monopolies and certain combinations of companies. Courts could order a corporation to be dissolved or broken into separate businesses to restore competition. It did not mean consumers or all employees would be sent to jail.

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