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What was a consequence of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act?

A
All company employees could be sent to jail.
B
Corporations could be broken up.
C
Private citizens could be sued.
D
Consumers could be sent to jail.
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How were the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act similar?

A
They both solely regulated railroads.
B
They both banned pools or trusts.
C
They both supported monopolies.
D
They both created commissions.
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What did the Sherman Antitrust Act make illegal in 1890?

A
corporations and rate discrimination
B
government regulation and oversight
C
trusts and monopolies
D
foreign trade and tariffs
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In the late 1800s, the first state government reform legislation regarding railroad practices addressed

A
dangerous railroad conditions.
B
rebates given to small companies.
C
rates for passenger travel.
D
rates for shipping and storing grain.
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According to the key provisions of the Sherman Antitrust Act, trusts and monopolies were:

A
illegal and could be broken up.
B
monitored closely by the government.
C
legal and could be established.
D
granted special treatment by the government.
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In 1887, Congress established a commission to regulate the railroads by passing

A
the Sherman Antitrust Act.
B
the Eighteenth Amendment.
C
the Interstate Commerce Act.
D
the Seventeenth Amendment.
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How did the railroads react to state governments’ legislation during the Gilded Age?

A
Railroad companies challenged the new laws in the courts.
B
Railroad companies begrudgingly accepted the new laws.
C
Railroad companies staged protests against the new laws.
D
Railroad companies did not respond to the new laws.
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Protests in the late 1800s by what group led to some state laws that attempted but ultimately failed to reform railroad practices?

A
farmers
B
rail passengers
C
company owners
D
company lawyers
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What was a goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?

A
to decrease interstate trade
B
to limit the power of big corporations
C
to increase the power of railroads
D
to limit foreign trade
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Why did the Interstate Commerce Commission have difficulty enforcing reforms?

A
The courts often ruled against the commission.
B
The commission had no power to ban rate discrimination.
C
Some commission members supported laissez-faire policies.
D
The courts refused to hear cases on interstate commerce.
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During the Gilded Age, reform laws regarding the government regulation of business were

A
extremely effective.
B
not effective at all.
C
somewhat effective.
D
effective most of the time.
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How did the case United States v. E.C. Knight weaken the Sherman Antitrust Act?

A
The Supreme Court ruled that the American Sugar Company was a legal monopoly since it existed only in one state.
B
The Supreme Court ruled that the American Sugar Company was a legal monopoly since it operated in several states.
C
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the American Sugar Company since it controlled only fifty percent of the sugar-refining factories.
D
The Supreme Court ruled against the American Sugar Company since it controlled ninety-eight percent of the sugar-refining factories.
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A provision of the Interstate Commerce Act was that railroads had to make their rates public. This was important so that

A
railroad employees didn’t have to remember the rates.
B
railroads couldn’t unfairly charge different rates.
C
railroads could operate more quickly and efficiently.
D
different railroad companies would know what to charge.
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What did the Interstate Commerce Act ban in 1887?

A
railroad pools
B
interstate railroads
C
steel monopolies
D
sugar-refining monopolies

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