Question

Which statement best describes the consequences of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act?

A. Corporations that violated the law could be fined, sued, or broken up.
B. Each corporation that violated the law would receive a minor punishment, such as a small fine.
C. Corporations that violated the law could not receive any punishment.
D. Each corporation that violated the law would be broken up by the government.

Answer 1

I would say that an answer of A and D would work best, but I think A is more correct, given the long history of civil cases brought by the government against corporations that violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act-think of Standard Oil or AT&T-and the fines that these companies had to pay, up to $100 million for a corporation and up to 10 years in prison for an individual with a $1 million dollar fine.