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Chapter 6
Market Structure
Question | Answer |
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Interstate Commerce Act | The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. |
Sherman AntiTrust Act | requires the United States Federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies, and organizations suspected of violating the Act |
Clayton AntiTrust Act | was enacted in the United States to add further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime by seeking to prevent anticompetitive practices in their incipiency |
Federal Trade Commmision Act | established the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a bipartisan body of five members appointed by the President of the United States for seven year terms |
Robinson-Patman Act | is a United States federal law that prohibits anticompetitive practices by producers, specifically price discrimination |
Celler-Kefauver Act | is a United States federal law passed in 1950 that reformed and strengthened the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 which had amended the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 |
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act | increased penalties for violating antitrust laws |