D. establish a centralized, absolutist state.
I belive it is the civil war
The Sherman Antitrust act was created for that purpose, but it was also supported by the Clayton Antitrust Act which came later on. Roosevelt was known as "Teddy the Trust-Buster" for his strict enforcement of these acts.
The Constitution dictates that the presiding officer of the Senate is the Speaker of the House-<span>President pro tempore
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