Hm, not to make anyone look bad but the other answer that is here is incorrect. Sorry...
The correct answer is: to regulate and control large corporations , and here is the reasons why:
One of our presidents, known as Theodore Roosevelt wanted to try to stop monopolies from happening.
During his presidency he successfully changed some of the past monopolistic practices.
President Roosevelt strictly enforced earlier laws against any corporations that were selling low-quality goods at inflated prices because they lacked competition.
The Clayton Act outlawed big-business methods of discouraging competition.
The Federal Trade Commission was responsible for seeing that antitrust laws were enforced and that small businesses were protected. The power of big businesses and monopolies was kept in better check because of these 2 things.
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