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During the Gilded Age, how did the US Congress act to increase business competition?
Congress passed laws that would control the growth of monopolies.
Congress passed laws that guaranteed a minimum wage.
Congress passed laws that ensured workplace safety.
Congress passed laws that supported laissez-faire policies.
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Congress passed laws that would control the growth of monopolies.
Evidence: During the Gilded Age Congress passed measures like the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and, most importantly, the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) to curb monopolistic practices and promote competition. Enforcement was often weak and inconsistent, and overall federal policy still leaned toward laissez-faire, but those laws were explicitly meant to check trusts and increase competition.
Evidence: During the Gilded Age Congress passed measures like the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and, most importantly, the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) to curb monopolistic practices and promote competition. Enforcement was often weak and inconsistent, and overall federal policy still leaned toward laissez-faire, but those laws were explicitly meant to check trusts and increase competition.
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