The Sherman antitrust act was difficult to support in court because its definition of monopolies was not clear.
<span>The basic beliefs of Jesus that are preached are based on monotheism of Judaism, and generally reject Hellenistic and Roman influence. Though the Romans tried to stop it, Christianity spread like wild fire through missionaries and merchants in afro-eurasia and finally began to get backing from Romans under Constantine.</span>
In the United States, most financing for presidential campaigns comes directly from "political parties", although it should be noted that this comes from many individual donors.