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U.S. Anti Trust Laws
The 8 Antitrust Laws and their purpose
Question | Answer |
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Interstate Commerce Act | created to oversee railroad rates; currently regulates railroads, motor vehicles, and other freight carriers |
Sherman Antitrust Act | prohibit any agreements, contract, or conspiracies that would restrain interstate trade or cause monopolies to form |
Clayton Antitrust Act | clarified and strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act by prohibiting price discrimination, local price cutting, mergers that reduce competition, and exclusive sales contracts |
Federal Trade Commission Act | created to investigate charges of unfair methods of competition and commerce |
Robinson-Patman Act | protects small retail businesses by prohibiting wholesalers from charging small retailers higher prices than they charged large retailers and by prohibiting large retailers from setting artificially low prices |
Celler-Kefauver Act | amended the Clayton Act to prohibit corporate acquisitions when they substantially decrease competition |
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act | increased penalties for violating antitrust laws |
Parens Patriae Act | gives state the right to sue companies on behalf of citizens harmed by the company's antitrust violations; requires large companies to notify the government of planned mergers; strengthened federal government's power to investigate antitrust violations |