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aabwk4

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When economic power is concentrated in the hands of a relatively few large companies, it is called
 
  A) a monopoly.
  B) an oligopoly.
  C) a brain trust.
  D) something that never happened in the United States.
  E) something that is encouraged by the federal government.

Question 2

Which of the following acts in 1957 forced du Pont to divest itself of 23 percent of the stock of General Motors?
 
  A) Sherman Antitrust Act
  B) Clayton Act
  C) Pendleton Act
  D) Hatch Act
  E) Wagner Act



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B





 

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