<span>D. Monopolies shut out competition
Monopolies are prevented because of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which regulates and takes apart monopolies, as well as protecting small business owners from collapsing and consumers from high prices.
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<span>in closed meetings, by a small group of privileged citizens</span>
B. Iraq was attempting-to produce weapons of mass destruction.
Usually people would settle wherever they could find rich soil and a water source. so mountains were one of the main places that people settled in early civilization.
