<span>The </span>Sherman Antitrust Act<span> (</span>Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209<span>, </span>15 U.S.C. §§ 1–7<span>) is a landmark federal statute in the history of </span>United States antitrust law<span> (or "</span>competition
law<span>") passed by Congress in 1890. Passed under
the presidency of </span>Benjamin
Harrison<span>, it prohibits certain business activities that
federal government regulators deem to be </span>anti-competitive<span>, and requires the federal government to
investigate and pursue </span>trusts<span>.</span>
Answer:
Let's define our term first. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a strict constructionist is "one who favors giving a narrow conservative construction of a given document or instrument, specifically one who favors a strict construction of the Constitution of the United States." In other words, a strict constructionist of the Constitution believes in interpreting it exactly as it is written.
In the case of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the French offered the United States the entire Louisiana Territory of over 800,000 acres, which would double the size of the country, for the ridiculously low price of $15 million. Although he was eager to close the deal, Jefferson believed that the Constitution should be interpreted strictly and literally, and there was no provision in it regarding the federal acquisition of foreign land.
For this reason, Jefferson wanted to add a constitutional amendment before authorizing the purchase. However, Jefferson's cabinet and Congress disagreed.
Explanation:
President Polk president over the largest acquisition of territory in the history of the United States, and his was based primarily on conquest. The main difference between Polk and Jefferson in this regard is that Jefferson purchased his major land territory from the French.
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Answer:
It backfires when the enemy turns back on the person or the people around the person who is punishing the defeated enemy turn on the person. People want to punish a defeated enemy because of anger.
Explanation:
If he specifically rejects the bill, called a veto, the bill returns to Congress. There it is voted on again, and if both houses of Congress pass the bill again, but this time by a two-thirds majority, then the bill becomes law without the President's signature.
